Atractylodes (Atractylodes lancea)

苍术cāng shùCangshu

Atractylodes lancea · Plant

Atractylodes lancea
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Indications

Cautions

Caution in pregnancy; avoid with profuse sweating.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Atractylodes for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Abdominal DistentionAching Pain In LimbsBrighten EyesCrippling WiltDamp EdemaDamp ImpedimentExterior DampFatigue HypodynamiaGlomus In ChestHeavy Head & Generalized PainInappetenceNight BlindnessPhlegm-rheumSpleen-stomach Damp TurbidityVomiting & Diarrhea

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Atractylodes does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Dispel Damp & Strengthen SpleenDispel Wind

Other entries for Atractylodes lancea

European Atractylodes 欧苍术