Bai Zhu
白术 bái zhú, "white atractylodes"

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Tonifying Herbs

Tonify Qi

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Alternate Names:

Name	Pin Yin	Chinese	Translated
Atractylodis macrocephalae Rhizoma

	Tastes: Sweet , Bitter		Dosage: 6-15g

	Cautions: Contraindicated for internal heat from yin deficiency or thirst from exhausted fluids. See Toxicity.		Meridians: Spleen , Stomach
	Preparation: No preparation data at this time		Quality: Consists of large and heavy roots with a yellowish white surface on cross section, a dense aroma, and a strongly sweet and less pungent taste.
	Reference Source: Divine Husbandman's Classic of the Materia Medica Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (62) li shī qīng shǔ yì qì tāng (Master Li's Decoction to clear Summerheat and Augment the Qi) bā zhēn tāng (Eight Treasure Decoction) bàn xià bái zhú tiān má tāng (Pinellia Atractylodis Macrocephalae and Gastrodi) bù dài wán (Cloth Sack Pill) bǔ zhōng yì qì tāng (Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) chōng hé tāng (Flush and Harmonize Decoction) chūn zé tāng (Spring Pond Decoction) dà fáng fēng tāng (Major Ledebouriella Decoction) dà qín jiāo tāng (Major Gentiana Qinjiao Decoction) dāng guī sǎn (Tangkuei Powder) dāng guī sháo yào sǎn (Tangkuei and Peony Powder) dìng zhì wàn (Settle the Emotions Pill from the Wondrous Lantern) fáng fēng tōng shèng sǎn (Ledebouriella Powder that Sagely Unblocks) fēn xiāo tāng (Separate and Reduce Decoction) fù zǐ tāng (Prepared Aconite Decoction) gān cǎo gān jiāng fù líng bái zhú tāng (Licorice, Ginger, Poria and Atractylodis Macrocephalae Decoction) gù běn zhǐ bēng tāng (Stabilize the Root and Stop Excessive Uterine Bleeding Decoction) gù zhēn tāng (Stabilize the True Decoction) guì líng gān lù yǐn (Cinnamon and Poria Sweet Dew Decoction) guī pí tāng (Restore the Spleen Decoction) huáng tǔ tāng (Yellow Earth Decoction) huò xiāng zhèng qì sǎn (Agastache powder to Rectify the Qi) jiā jiǎn bǔ zhōng yì qì tāng (Modified Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) jiā wèi xiāo yáo sǎn jǔ yuán jiān (Lift the Source Decoction) lǐ zhōng ān huí tāng (Regulate the Middle and Calm Roundworms Decoction) lǐ zhōng wán (Regulate the Middle Pill) liù hé tāng (Harmonize the Six Decoction) liù jūn zǐ tāng (Six Gentleman Decoction) liù shén sǎn (Six Miracle Powder From Standards of Patterns and Treatments) má huáng jiā zhú tāng (Ephedra Decoction plus Atractylodis) qīng pí tāng (Clear the Spleen Decoction) qū fēng zhì bǎo dān (Greatest Treasure Special Pill to Dispel Wind) rén shēn yǎng yíng tāng (Ginseng Decoction to Nourish the Nutritive Qi) shēn líng bái zhú sǎn (Ginseng, Poria, and Atractylodes Macrocephala Powd) shēng yáng yì wèi tāng (Raise the Yang and Benefit the Stomach Decoction) shí pí yǐn (Bolster the Spleen Decoction) shí quán dà bǔ tāng (All-Inclusive Great Tonifying Decoction) shí wèi xiāng rú yǐn (Ten-Ingredient Decoction with Elsholtzia) shū gān lǐ pí tāng (Spread the Liver and Regulate the Spleen Decoction) sì jūn zǐ tāng (Four Gentleman Decoction) sì líng sǎn (Four Ingredient Powder with Poria) sū hé xiāng wán (Liquid Styrax Pill) tài shān pán shí sǎn (Powder that Gives the Stability of Mount Tai) tòng xiè yào fāng (Important Formula for Painful Diarrhea) wán dài tāng (End Discharge Decoction) wèi líng tāng (Calm the Stomach and Poria Decoction) wǔ líng sǎn (Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria) xiāng shā liù jūn zǐ tāng (Six Gentlemen Decoction with Aucklandia and Amomum) xiāng shā yǎng wèi tāng (Nourish the Stomach Decoction with Aucklandia and ) yì gōng san (Extraordinary Merit Powder) yīn chén zhú fù tāng (Artemisia Yinchenhao, Atractylodes and Prepared Aconite Decoction) yù píng fēng sǎn (Jade Windscreen powder) yùe bì jiā zhú tāng (Maidservant from Yue Decoction Plus Atractylodes) zàn yù dān (Special Pill to Aid Fertility) zhēn rén yǎng zàng tāng (Immortal's Decoction to Nourish the Organs) zhēn wǔ tāng (Black Turtle Decoction; True Warrior Decoction) zhǐ shí dǎo zhì wán (Immature Bitter Orange Pill to Guide out Stagnation) zhǐ shí xiāo pǐ wán (Immature Bitter Orange Pill to Reduce Focal Distention) zhǐ zhú tāng (Immature Bitter Orange and Atractylodes Macrocephala Decoction) zhǐ zhú wán (Immature Bitter Orange and Atractylodes Macrocephala Pill) zhōng mǎn fēn xiāo wán (Separate and Reduce Fullness in the Middle Pill)

Family:

Compositae (Asteraceae)

Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Radix Atractylodes Macrocephalae

Botanical: Atractylodes Macrocephala Koidz.

Japanese: byakujutsu

Korean: baekchul

Common: (white) atratylodes rhizome, ovate atractylodes, angelica root

Temperature: Warm

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Strengthens the Spleen and Dries Dampness add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Stabilizes the Exterior and Stops sweat. add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Calms the fetus. 1 comment

	+1 Laura Drago Accumulation of fluids affecting digestion add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Painful obstruction (auxilary herb) add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Spontaneous sweating due to qi deficiency add comment

Bai Zhu白术 bái zhú, "white atractylodes"

Bai Zhu
白术 bái zhú, "white atractylodes"