Cang Zhu
蒼术 cāng zhú, "green atractylodes"

Category:

Aromatic and Transform Dampness

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Pinyin Pronunciation:

Alternate Names:

Name	Pin Yin	Chinese	Translated
Atractylodis Rhizoma

	Tastes: Acrid , Bitter		Dosage: 3-9g
	Aromatic
	Cautions: Internal heat from yin deficiency or where there is profuse sweating from deficiency in the exterior		Meridians: Spleen , Stomach
	Preparation: Maoshan, Prepared, Dry-Fried		Quality: Good quality consists of large, heavy, and solid rhizomes with the hairy roots removed. There are many oily dots found in the cross section, and it has an intense aroma.
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (28) li shī qīng shǔ yì qì tāng (Master Li's Decoction to clear Summerheat and Augment the Qi) bái hǔ jiā cāng zhú tāng (White Tiger plus Atractylodis Decoction) bú huàn jīn zhèng qì sǎn (Rectify the Qi Powder Worth More than Gold) chái píng tāng (Bupleurum and Calm the Stoamch Decoction) chú shī weì líng tāng (Eliminate Dampness Decoction by Combining Calm the Stomach and Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria) dà qiāng huó tāng (Major Notopterygium Decoction) èr miāo sǎn (Two Marvel Powder) fēn xiāo tāng (Separate and Reduce Decoction) jiā wèi èr miào wán (Augmented Two-Marvel Pill) jiā wèi sì wù tāng (Augmented Four Substance Decoction) jiǔ wèi qiāng huó tāng (Nine-herb Decoction with Notopterygium) Jiǔ wèi qiāng huó tāng (Nine-Herb Decoction with Notopterygium from the Analytic Collection) píng wèi sǎn (Calm the Stomach Powder) qīng shī huà tán tāng (Clear Dampness and Transform Phlegm Decoction) sān miáo wán (Three-Marvel Pill) shū fēng huò xuè tāng (Disperse Wind and Invigorate Blood Decoction) shū jīng huó xuè tāng (Relax the Channels and Invigorate the Blood Decoction) sì miào wan (Four-Marvel Pill) tiáo zhōng yì qì tāng (Regulate the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) wán dài tāng (End Discharge Decoction) wèi líng tāng (Calm the Stomach and Poria Decoction) wǔ jī sǎn (Five Accumulation Powder) wǔ jiā jiǎn zhèng qì sǎn (Fifth Modification of Rectify the Qi Powder) xiāng shā píng wèi sǎn (Cyperus and Amomum Powder to Calm the Stomach) xiāng shā yǎng wèi tāng (Nourish the Stomach Decoction with Aucklandia and ) xiāo fēng sǎn (Eliminate Wind Powder) yì yǐ rén tāng (Coicis Decoction from the Enlightened Physicians) yùe jū wán (Escape Restraint Pill)

Family:

Compositae (Asteraceae)

Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Atractylodis Rhizoma

Botanical: Atractylodes Lancea (thunb.) Dc, Atractylodes Chinensis (dc.) Koidz.

Japanese: sōjutsu

Korean: changchul

Common: atractylodes rhizome

Temperature: Warm

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

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Expels Wind-Dampness and Clears Dampness from the Lower Jiao. 1 comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Induces sweat add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Releases the exterior and Improves vision. add comment

	+1 Christopher Arthur (Rootdown Editor) Reduced appetite add comment

	+1 Al Stone Tongue body cracks 1 comment

	+1 Laura Drago Thick greasy tongue coating add comment

Cang Zhu蒼术 cāng zhú, "green atractylodes"

Cang Zhu
蒼术 cāng zhú, "green atractylodes"