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White Atractylodes 白术
Bái Zhú · Atractylodes macrocephala (Rhizoma)
Tonify Qi 补气- Nature
- Warm 温
- Flavour
- Bitter, sweet 苦、甘
- Channels
- Spleen, Stomach 脾·胃
- Part used
- Dried rhizome
- Species
- Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz.
- Origin
- Zhejiang, Hunan, Hubei
Traditional actions
Tonifies the Spleen and augments qi, dries dampness and promotes water metabolism, stabilises the exterior, calms a restless fetus (classical).
Traditionally used for
Poor appetite, loose stools, fatigue, phlegm-damp, spontaneous sweating.