Natta (Fermented Soy Beans)
Japan

Serves 1-2

Ingredients
1 package natta (about 1/3 cup)
1/8 tspn karashi (Japanese mustard)
1/4 tspn soy sauce
1 tbsp scallion (white portion)

Mix together and serve. May be used as a condiment for rice.

Natta: bitter sweet neutral HT SP KI
Actions: invigorates the blood, tonifies KI jing, harmonizes middle jiao, smooths the skin.
Indications: high cholesterol, thrombosis, excessive immune reactions, dysentery, weak bones, osteoporosis, hair loss.

Mustard: acrid warm LU
Actions: penetrates to the yin to restore movement to the yang, regulates qi, transforms cold phlegm, dissipates clumps, unblocks the collaterals, stops pain.

Soy Sauce: salty cold SP ST KI
Actions: harmonizes middle jiao, clears heat, antidote to food poisoning.
Indications: interior heat toxin, fullness secondary to febrile diseases.

Scallion: warm acrid LU ST
Actions: diaphoretic, tonifies and regulates qi, clears heat, promotes circulation of yang qi in the chest, dispels cold, dries damp, diuretic, invigorates blood.

Natta (composite): acrid bitter sweet salty neutral LU SP ST KI
Actions: invigorates the blood, tonifies KI jing, harmonizes middle jiao, regulates qi, smooths the skin.
Indications: high cholesterol, thrombosis, excessive immune reactions, dysentery, weak bones, osteoporosis, hair loss.