Atractylodes Lancea – Cang Zhu

Atractylodes Lancea – Cang Zhu，Atractylodes
[Medicinal] The rhizome of Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC., Atractylodes chinensis (DC.) Koidz., or Atractylodes japonica Koidz. exKitam, Asteraceae.
[Nature and flavor and meridians] Pungent, bitter, warm. Enter the spleen and stomach meridians.
[Effects] Drying dampness and strengthening the spleen, removing rheumatism, relieving the exterior, and improving eyesight.
[Clinical application] 1. Used for dampness blocking the spleen and stomach, abdominal distension, cold and damp leucorrhea, damp-heat disease, damp-heat downward flow, swollen and painful feet and knees, and weakness.
Atractylodes is warm, dry, and pungent. It is mainly used for symptoms with severe cold and dampness. Generally, the white, greasy, thick and turbid tongue coating is used as the basis for selection. Because of its strong ability to dry dampness, the spleen and stomach can be healthy when the dampness is removed, so its function is to dry dampness and strengthen the spleen. Clinically, it is used to treat dampness blocking the spleen and stomach, and symptoms such as abdominal distension, loss of appetite, fatigue, and thick and greasy tongue coating are often used in combination with Magnolia officinalis and dried orange peel; it can be used in combination with Angelica dahurica to treat cold and damp leucorrhea. Although this product is a warm and dry product, it has a strong ability to dry dampness, and is often used in combination with heat-clearing products to treat symptoms of dampness and heat, such as damp-heat leucorrhea, and can be used in combination with Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Sophora flavescens, and Mutouhui; damp-heat invading, swollen and painful feet and knees, and weakness can be used in combination with Phellodendron chinense, Achyranthes bidentata, Coix seed, etc.; damp-heat disease symptoms can be used in combination with Gypsum, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, etc.
2. Used for rheumatic arthralgia and limb joint pain.
This product can warm and dry to remove dampness, and can also disperse and dispel wind, and remove rheumatic evil in the meridians and limbs. It is particularly suitable for arthralgia with a heavy cold and dampness, and can be used in combination with Notopterygium wilfordii and Angelica dahurica.
3. Used for wind-cold exterior syndrome.
This product is pungent and dispersing, and can dispel cold and relieve symptoms. It is suitable for headaches, body pain, and anhidrosis caused by wind, cold, and dampness. It is often used together with Qianghuo, Xixin, and Fangfeng.
4. Used for night blindness and blurred vision.
Atractylodes can improve eyesight when used raw. It is an important medicine for treating night blindness. It can be used together with pig liver or sheep liver, Ligusticum Cassiae, etc.
In addition, this product has a fragrant smell and can ward off filth. People often burn Atractylodes and Angelica dahurica together indoors during the Dragon Boat Festival in the summer calendar to ward off epidemics. According to recent experiments, this method can indeed play a role in disinfection and sterilization.
[Prescription name] Processed Atractylodes (soaked in rice water, then steamed until black, to reduce its pungent and dry nature.)
Stir-fried Atractylodes (stir-fried with bran until slightly yellow, to reduce its pungent and dry nature.)
Raw Atractylodes (soaked in rice water, sliced, and dried. The medicinal property is relatively pungent and dry.)
Atractylodes, stir-fried Atractylodes, scorched Atractylodes, and moxibustion Atractylodes (stir-fried with bran)
[General dosage and usage] One to three qian, decocted and taken.
[Comments] 1. Atractylodes is bitter and warm, can enter the spleen and stomach, dry dampness and strengthen the spleen, to eliminate the symptoms of cold and dampness blocking the middle; pungent and fragrant, it is mainly dispersing, dispelling wind and dampness, to treat rheumatic arthralgia. It can also disperse and eliminate rheumatism on the surface, and can improve eyesight and cure night blindness.
2. Atractylodes is warm and dry in nature, which is easy to damage the yin, and is suitable for those with internal dampness and turbidity blocking the tongue and thick and greasy tongue coating. If the patient has yin deficiency with heat, dry stool and excessive sweating, it is not suitable for use. However, for the disease of night blindness, it is not necessary to be restricted to the saying that it can only be used when there is dampness.
[Example of prescription] Pingwei San (Heju Prescription): Atractylodes, Anemarrhena, Tangerine Peel, Licorice for vomiting, diarrhea, fullness and pain in the upper abdomen.
Ermiao San (Danxi Xinfa): Atractylodes, Phellodendron. Treats redness, swelling and pain in the lower limbs, weakness and powerlessness.
Baihu Jia Cangzhu Tang (Huoren Shu): Gypsum, Anemarrhena, Licorice, Rice, Atractylodes. Treats dampness and heat, excessive sweating, heaviness of the body and cold feet; or dampness and arthritis turning into heat, as well as high fever in summer and autumn, with heaviness of the head as if wrapped, chest tightness, no desire to drink, joint pain, and white and greasy tongue coating.
Shenshu San (Heju Prescription): Atractylodes, Gaoben, Angelica, Asarum, Qianghuo, Chuanxiong, Licorice, Ginger, Scallion. Treats exogenous wind, cold and dampness, fever, chills, headache, stiff neck, and limb pain.
[Literature excerpt] “Compendium of Materia Medica”: “It is better than Atractylodes macrocephala in relieving the middle and inducing sweating, but it is not as effective as Atractylodes macrocephala in tonifying the middle and removing dampness. Generally speaking, low and hard soil should be nourished with Atractylodes macrocephala, and fertile soil should be leveled with Atractylodes macrocephala.”
“Pharmaceutical Meaning”: “It is mainly pungent and dispersing, warm and dry in nature, and can remove dampness. It specifically enters the spleen and stomach, and is mainly used to treat wind-cold dampness, mountain mist and miasma, and skin edema, all of which are pungent and strong to expel evil spirits. It governs the dampness of the three parts. If the dampness is in the upper part, it is easy to produce damp phlegm. This can be used to dry dampness and remove phlegm; if the dampness is in the middle part, stagnant qi will cause diarrhea, and this can be used to relieve the middle and strengthen the spleen; if the dampness is in the lower part, the feet and knees will be weak, and this can be used together with Phellodendron chinense to treat weakness, which can make the feet and knees strong; it is used to dispel evil and induce sweating, which is extremely refreshing.”
“Compendium of Materia Medica”: “It has a strong smell, which is more powerful than Atractylodes macrocephala, and can cut up and down, dry dampness and remove phlegm Drink, fragrant and ward off filth, overcome the unhealthy air of the four seasons; therefore, it is often used for epidemic diseases. It is the most effective in expelling filth and bad air. In the haze area and the house that has been abandoned for a long time, it is advisable to burn this thing before people live in it, which is also the meaning. For those who are damp and stagnate the spleen yang, are tired and like to lie down, the chest is full and stuffy, and even ? ? ? Swelling and thick and greasy tongue, it is not without the strong fragrance of Atractylodes, which can not be relieved, and the phlegm and fluid are diffused. … And the spleen is damp, or ? ? Swelling, or swelling, or diarrhea, malaria, or downward flow and heavy feet and heel swelling, or stagnation and difficulty in defecation, and damp heat is steaming, causing sores and ulcers, or cold and dampness are combined, causing yin carbuncle and soreness, but there is no evidence of any turbidity, Atractylodes is the most necessary product. It is a combination of internal and external diseases, and it is very useful. “This product is Atractylodes lancea, a plant of the Asteraceae family. lancea(Thunb.)Dc. or Atractvlodes chinensis (Dc,)Koidz. The dried rhizomes are collected in spring and autumn, and the mud and sand are removed, dried in the sun, and the fibrous roots are knocked off.
[Properties]
Atractvlodes chinensis is irregularly beaded or nodular cylindrical, slightly curved, occasionally branched, 3~10cm long, 1~2cm in diameter. The surface is gray-brown, with wrinkles, transverse lines and residual fibrous roots, and the top has stem scars or residual stem bases. The texture is solid, the cross section is yellow-white or gray-white, and there are many orange-yellow or brown-red oil chambers. If exposed for a while, white fine needle-shaped crystals can be precipitated. The aroma is unique, and the taste is slightly sweet, spicy and bitter.
Atractvlodes chinensis is lumpy or nodular cylindrical, 4~9cm long, 1~4cm in diameter. The surface is black-brown, and yellow-brown after removing the outer skin. The texture is relatively loose, and there are yellow-brown oil chambers scattered on the cross section. The aroma is light, and the taste is pungent and bitter.
[Identification]
(1) This product is brown in powder. The calcium oxalate needles are small, 5-30um long, and irregularly filled in the thin-walled cells. The fibers are mostly bundled, long and fusiform, about 40um in diameter, with very thick walls and lignified. There are many stone cells, sometimes connected with cork cells, which are polygonal, sub-circular or sub-rectangular, 20-80um in diameter, and very thick walls. Sugar is common, and the surface has radial texture.
(2) Take 0.8g of this product powder, add 10ml of methanol, ultrasonically treat for 15 minutes, filter, and take the filtrate as the test solution. Take 0.8g of Atractylodes lancea control medicinal material, and prepare the control medicinal material solution in the same way. Then take the Atractylodes lancea reference substance, add methanol to prepare a solution containing 0.2mg per 1ml as the reference substance solution. According to the thin layer chromatography method (general rule 0502), 64 of the test solution and 2 of the reference solution are taken and spotted on the same silica gel G thin layer plate, and petroleum ether (60~90℃)-acetone (9:2) is used as the developing agent. After development, it is taken out, dried, sprayed with 10% sulfuric acid ethanol solution, and heated until the spots are clearly colored. In the chromatogram of the test sample, spots of the same color appear at the corresponding positions of the chromatogram of the reference medicinal material and the chromatogram of the reference substance.
[Inspection]
The water content shall not exceed 13.0% (method 4 of general rule 0832).
The total ash content shall not exceed 7.0% (general rule 2302).
[Content determination]
Operate in dark. Determine according to the high performance liquid chromatography method (general rule 0512).
Chromatographic conditions and system suitability test Octadecylsilane bonded silica gel is used as the filler; methanol-water (79:21) is used as the mobile phase; the detection wavelength is 340nm. The number of theoretical plates calculated based on the peak of atractylodesin should not be less than 5000.
Preparation of reference solution Take an appropriate amount of atractylodesin reference, weigh it accurately, add methanol to make a solution containing 20ug per 1ml, and you have it.
Preparation of test solution Take about 0.2g of the powder of this product (passed through a No. 3 sieve), weigh it accurately, put it in a county stopper conical flask, add 50ml of methanol accurately, plug it tightly, weigh it, ultrasonically treat it (power 250W frequency 40kHz) for 1 hour, let it cool, weigh it again, make up the lost weight with methanol, shake it well, filter it, and take the filtrate to get it.
Determination method Accurately aspirate 10μ of the reference solution and the test solution respectively, inject it into the liquid chromatograph, and determine it.
This product, calculated on the basis of the dry product, contains no less than 0.30% of atractylodesin (C13H100).
Decoction pieces
[Processing]
Atractylodes lancea Remove impurities, wash, moisten it thoroughly, cut it into thick slices, and dry it.
【Properties】
This product is in the form of irregular round or strip-shaped thick slices. The outer skin is gray-brown to yellow-brown, with wrinkles and sometimes root marks. The cut surface is yellow-white or gray-white, with many orange-yellow or brown-red oil chambers scattered, and some white fine needle-shaped crystals can be precipitated. The aroma is unique, and the taste is slightly sweet, spicy and bitter.
【Inspection】
Water content is the same as the medicinal material, not more than 11.0%.
Total ash content is the same as the medicinal material, not more than 5.0%.
【Identification】
【Content determination)
Same as the medicinal material.
Glutinous rice stir-fry Take the glutinous rice slices and stir-fry them according to the glutinous rice stir-fry method (General Rule 0213) until the surface is dark yellow.
【Properties】
This product is shaped like a glutinous rice slice, with a dark yellow surface and many brown oil chambers scattered. It has a burnt aroma.
【Inspection】
Water content is the same as the medicinal material, not more than 10.0%.
Total ash content is the same as the medicinal material, not more than 5.0%.
【Content determination】
Same as medicinal material, containing atractylodesin (C13H100) shall not be less than 0.20%.
【Identification】
(Except for micro powder) Same as medicinal material.
【Nature and flavor and meridians】
Spicy, bitter, warm. Enter the spleen, stomach, and liver meridians.
【Functions and indications】
Drying dampness and strengthening spleen, dispelling wind and cold, tomorrow. Used for dampness blocking the middle jiao, abdominal distension, diarrhea, edema, beriberi, rheumatism, cold, night blindness, blurred vision.
【Usage and dosage】
3~9g.
【Storage】
Put in a cool and dry place.
Where is the main production area of ​​Atractylodes?
It is mainly produced in Jiangsu, Henan, Hebei, Shanxi, and Shaanxi.
Where is the main medicinal part of Atractylodes?
Medicinal part of Atractylodes:
This product is the dried rhizome of Atractylodes macrocephala or Atractylodes macrocephala of the Asteraceae family.
It is dug in spring and autumn, removed from mud and sand, dried in the sun, and knocked off the fibrous roots.
Characteristics of the medicinal parts of Atractylodes: Atractylodes macrocephala is irregularly beaded or nodular cylindrical, slightly curved, occasionally branched, 3~10cm long, 1~2cm in diameter. The surface is gray-brown, with wrinkles, transverse lines and residual fibrous roots, with stem scars or residual stem bases at the top. The texture is solid, the cross section is yellow-white or gray-white, with many orange-yellow or brown-red oil chambers scattered, and white fine needle-shaped crystals can be precipitated after being exposed for a while. The aroma is unique, and the taste is slightly sweet, spicy and bitter.
Atractylodes macrocephala is lumpy or nodular cylindrical, 4~9cm long, 1~4cm in diameter. The surface is black-brown, and the outer skin is yellow-brown. The texture is loose, and the cross section is scattered with yellow-brown oil chambers. The aroma is light, and the taste is spicy and bitter.
How is Atractylodes recorded in ancient books?

“Ben Jing”: “It is used to treat wind-cold dampness and arthralgia, dead muscle spasm and jaundice, stop sweating and remove heat, and help digestion.

“Ben Cao Jing Shu”: “Its aroma is strong, its taste is sweet and strong, and its nature is pure yang. It is the best medicine for removing wind and arthralgia, and a magical product for calming the spleen and stomach.

“Ben Cao Bei Yao”: “It nourishes the spleen and dries dampness, promotes the rise of yang and relieves depression.

Effects

Atractylodes has the effects of drying dampness and strengthening the spleen, dispelling wind and cold, and improving eyesight.

What are the main effects and clinical applications of Atractylodes?

Atractylodes is used for dampness blocking the middle jiao, abdominal distension, diarrhea, edema, beriberi, rheumatic arthralgia, colds, night blindness, and blurred vision.

Dampness blocking the middle jiao syndrome

It treats dampness blocking the middle jiao, spleen dysfunction and abdominal distension, Nausea, loss of appetite, vomiting and diarrhea, fatigue, greasy tongue coating, etc., often used with Magnolia officinalis, dried orange peel, licorice, etc.
For spleen deficiency and dampness, phlegm and fluid retention or overflow of edema, it can be used with Poria cocos, Alisma orientalis, Polyporus umbellatus, etc. Arthralgia
· For arthralgia with dampness, it can be used with Coix seeds, Angelica dahurica, Notopterygium wilfordii, etc.
· For paralysis caused by dampness and heat, symptoms include numbness or swelling and pain in both feet, weakness and weakness, etc., often used with Phellodendron chinense and Rhizoma Cynoglossi.
Wind-cold and dampness syndrome
Symptoms include chills and fever, heavy head and body pain, no sweat and nasal congestion, etc. It is often used with ephedra, angelica dahurica, and schizonepeta.
Night blindness and blurred vision
Can be used alone, or steamed and eaten with lamb liver or pork liver.
What other effects does Atractylodes lancea have?
In my country’s traditional food culture, some Chinese medicinal materials are often widely consumed as food ingredients among the people, that is, substances that are traditionally both food and Chinese medicinal materials (i.e. edible medicinal substances). According to the documents issued by the National Health Commission and the State Administration for Market Regulation, Atractylodes lancea can be used as both medicine and food within a limited range of use and dosage.
Common medicinal recipes for Atractylodes lancea are as follows,
Strengthen the spleen and stomach, regulate qi and relieve depression, digest food and resolve phlegm
Codonopsis pilosula 30g, Atractylodes lancea 45g, Licorice root 15g, White lentil 60g, Amomum villosum 15g, Patchouli 45g, Magnolia officinalis 30g, Papaya 45g, Pinellia 6 0g, 60g red tuckahoe, 45g almond, 120g tea.
All the above flavors are ground into coarse powder, 9g each time, brewed with boiling water; or add 3 slices of ginger and 5 jujubes to decoct and drink instead of tea. Note: The use of Chinese herbal medicines must be based on syndrome differentiation and treatment, and should be used under the guidance of professional Chinese medicine practitioners. They should not be used at will, and should not be used at will, let alone listen to Chinese medicine prescriptions and advertisements.
What are the compound preparations containing Atractylodes?
Xiangsha Pingwei Pills
Strengthen the stomach, relieve qi, and relieve pain. Used for gastrointestinal weakness, indigestion, chest fullness, stomach pain and vomiting. Ermiao Pills
Dry dampness and clear heat. Used for damp-heat, redness, swelling, heat and pain in the feet and knees, erysipelas in the lower limbs, leucorrhea, and itchy scrotum.
Sanmiao Pills
Clear heat and dry dampness. Used for arthralgia caused by damp-heat, symptoms include redness, swelling, heat and pain in the feet and knees, heaviness in the lower limbs, and yellow urine.
Shenyan Shu Tablets
Nourish the kidney and spleen, promote diuresis and reduce swelling. Used for spleen Edema caused by kidney yang deficiency and water retention, symptoms include edema, back pain, fatigue, fear of cold, and frequent urination at night; chronic nephritis with the above symptoms.
Yueju Pills
Regulates qi and relieves depression, relieves fullness and relieves fullness. Used for chest and epigastric distension, abdominal distension, food stagnation, and acid swallowing.
Modern research progress on Atractylodes
This product has multiple pharmacological effects such as regulating gastrointestinal function, inhibiting uterine smooth muscle, and resisting pathogenic microorganisms.
Usage
Atractylodes has the effects of drying dampness and strengthening the spleen, dispelling wind and dispersing cold, and improving eyesight. Atractylodes is generally used as Atractylodes slices and decocted. Please follow the doctor’s advice for specific medication.
How to use Atractylodes correctly?
When Atractylodes decoction is taken orally, the usual dosage is 3~10g.
When Atractylodes is used externally, take an appropriate amount of Atractylodes to burn the smoke.
Through different processing methods, Atractylodes, processed Atractylodes, bran-fried Atractylodes and scorched Atractylodes can be produced, and the dryness is reduced by frying. Different preparation methods have different effects, but the method of use is the same. Please follow the doctor’s instructions for specific use.
Atractylodes is generally used in decoctions, decocted and taken, and can also be made into powder or pills for consumption. However, the use of Chinese medicinal materials must be differentiated and treated, and should be used under the guidance of professional Chinese medicine practitioners. Do not use them at will, and do not listen to Chinese medicine prescriptions and advertisements at will.
Common Chinese medicine combinations are as follows:
Atractylodes with Magnolia officinalis and Tangerine Peel: Atractylodes can dry dampness and strengthen the spleen; Magnolia officinalis can dry dampness, promote qi, and eliminate accumulation; Tangerine peel can dry dampness and resolve phlegm, promote qi and regulate the middle. The three medicines are matched to warm and dry and have strong dehumidification power, and are good at promoting qi, so they are especially suitable for those with cold dampness blocking the middle and spleen and stomach qi stagnation.
How to prepare Atractylodes?
Atractylodes
Take the original medicinal materials, remove impurities, soak them in water, wash, moisten them, cut them into thick slices, and dry them. Remove the broken pieces.
Prepare Atractylodes
Take Atractylodes slices, soak them in rice water for several hours, take them out, put them in a frying container, heat them over a low heat, and fry them dry. Remove the debris.
Fried Atractylodes with bran
First heat the pan, sprinkle in wheat bran, and heat over medium heat. When smoke appears, add the Atractylodes slices. Stir-fry continuously until deep yellow, take out, sieve out the bran and let cool. For every 100kg of Atractylodes slices, use 10kg of bran.
Scorched Atractylodes
Take the Atractylodes slices, place them in a frying container, heat over medium heat, and when they turn brown, spray a little water, then fry over low heat until dry, take out and let cool, sieve out the debris
Which drugs should be used with Atractylodes at the same time with special attention?
Combined use of Chinese medicine andThe combined use of Chinese and Western medicine requires syndrome differentiation and clinical individualized treatment.
If you are using other drugs, please consult a doctor before taking the medicine, and inform the doctor of all your diagnosed diseases and the treatment plan you are receiving.
Instructions for use
Atractylodes lancea is pungent, warm and dry, so it is not suitable for people with yin deficiency, internal heat, qi deficiency and excessive sweating.
What precautions should be taken when using Atractylodes lancea?
It is not suitable for people with yin deficiency, internal heat, qi deficiency and excessive sweating.
· Pregnant and lactating women: If you are pregnant, planning to be pregnant or are lactating, please inform your doctor in time and consult whether Chinese medicine can be used for treatment.
· Children: Children’s medication must be carried out under the guidance of a doctor and adult supervision.
· Please properly store the medicinal materials and do not give the medicinal materials you use to others.
How to identify and use Atractylodes lancea?
· Atractylodes lancea is pungent, bitter and warm in nature. It enters the spleen, stomach and liver meridians. It has the functions of drying dampness and strengthening the spleen, dispelling wind, dispersing cold and improving eyesight. It is used for abdominal distension, diarrhea, edema, beriberi, atrophy, rheumatism, cold, night blindness and other symptoms.
The raw Atractylodes lancea is warm, dry and pungent, and has strong dampness-drying, wind-dispelling and cold-dispelling effects. It is used for rheumatism, numbness of the skin, pain in the feet and knees, limb pain due to cold, fever due to dampness, and joint pain.
The processed Atractylodes lancea has the same function as the raw product, but after being soaked in rice water, it can alleviate the dryness, reduce the side effects of pungent, warm and dry, and has a stomach-harmony effect.
After being fried with bran, the pungent nature is weakened, the dryness is alleviated, the air becomes fragrant, and the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach is enhanced. It is used for spleen and stomach disharmony, phlegm and fluid stagnation, abdominal distension.
Amblyopia, night blindness and other symptoms.
The pungent and dry nature of the scorched Atractylodes lancea is greatly reduced, and it is mainly used to consolidate the intestines and stop diarrhea. It is used for spleen deficiency diarrhea, chronic dysentery, or leucorrhea in women.
The most frequently asked questions by patients
The efficacy and role of bran-fried Atractylodes
Raw Atractylodes is warm, dry and pungent, and has strong ability to dry dampness, dispel wind and dispel cold. It is used for rheumatic arthralgia, numbness of the skin, pain in the feet and knees, colds, limb pain, damp-heat fever, joint pain, etc. After bran-frying, the pungent nature is weakened, the dryness is alleviated, the air becomes fragrant, and the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach is enhanced. It is used for spleen and stomach disharmony, stagnation of phlegm and fluid, fullness in the abdomen, amblyopia, etc.
In clinical Chinese medicine, the “dryness” of Atractylodes is related to its volatile oil. The processing methods such as swill soaking, bran frying, and scorching can reduce the content of volatile oil and play a role in “alleviating dryness”.
Main characteristics of Atractylodes macrocephala and Atractylodes lancea
Atractylodes macrocephala: The rhizome is irregularly nodular or slightly beaded cylindrical, some are curved, usually unbranched, 3~10cm long, 1~2cm in diameter. The surface is yellow-brown to gray-brown, with fine longitudinal grooves, wrinkles and a few residual fibrous roots, and there are often constricted shallow transverse grooves at the nodes. There are round stem scars between the nodes, often with residual stem bases at one end, and occasionally with stem scars. Some white flocculent crystals are precipitated on the surface. The texture is solid, easy to break, the cross section is slightly uneven, off-white or yellow-white, with many orange-yellow or brown-red oil chambers (commonly known as cinnabar spots) scattered, and white fine needle-shaped crystals can be precipitated after being exposed for a while. The cross section does not show blue fluorescence under ultraviolet light (254mm). The aroma is strong, and the taste is slightly sweet, bitter and spicy.
Northern Atractylodes: The rhizomes are mostly lumpy, some are nodular and cylindrical, often curved and with short branches, 4~10cm long and 0.7~4cm in diameter. The surface is black-brown, and the outer skin is yellow-brown when it falls off. Light and loose; the cross section is fibrous, with small yellow-brown oil chambers scattered, and no crystals are precipitated after being placed. The aroma is weak and the taste is bitter and pungent.
The efficacy and role of processed Atractylodes
The raw Atractylodes is warm, dry and pungent, and has strong dampness, wind and cold dissipation. It is used for rheumatic arthralgia, numbness of the skin, pain in the feet and knees, colds, limb pain, damp-heat fever, soreness of the limbs, etc. The processed Atractylodes has the same function as the raw product, but after being soaked in rice water, it can alleviate the dryness and reduce the side effects of pungent, warm and dry, and has the effect of harmonizing the stomach. Chinese medicine clinically believes that the “dryness” of Atractylodes is related to its volatile oil. The processing methods such as soaking in swill, frying with bran, and frying with char can reduce the content of volatile oil and play a role in “relieving dryness”.
The difference between Atractylodes and Atractylodes
Atractylodes is a dehumidifying medicine, which is the dried rhizome of Atractylodes macrocephala or Atractylodes macrocephala of the Asteraceae family. Atractylodes is a tonic medicine, which is the rhizome of Atractylodes macrocephala of the Atractylodes genus of the Asteraceae family. The biggest difference between Atractylodes and Atractylodes is that Atractylodes is better at drying dampness, while Atractylodes is better at strengthening. Atractylodes is pungent and warm in nature, and its nature is relatively dry. Therefore, it is more suitable for patients with dampness that stagnates the spleen, especially when the degree of dampness is relatively severe, and the patient feels fullness in the spleen under the heart, does not want to eat, or vomits immediately after drinking water, and cannot normally transport and transform water and dampness. In addition, it is also more appropriate to use Atractylodes for those who have difficulty in transporting and transforming due to dampness that stagnates the spleen and soil.
The nature and flavor of Atractylodes macrocephala is relatively mild, and its nature is warm, but not dry and strong. Therefore, it is more suitable for patients with spleen deficiency and dampness, poor spleen transportation and transformation function, and water retention. Of course, the common point between Atractylodes macrocephala and Atractylodes macrocephala is that they can remove dampness. For patients with both spleen deficiency and heavy dampness, Atractylodes macrocephala and Atractylodes macrocephala are sometimes used together to form a medicine pair for strengthening the spleen and removing dampness, which is also commonly used in clinical practice.