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cang zhu
By: Joe
Hing Kwok Chu
| Pharmaceutical name: |
Rhizoma
Atractylodis |
| Latin botanical name: |
atractylodes lancea Thunb., A chinensis Koidz.
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| Pron. in Japanese: |
sojutsu |
| Pron. in Korean: |
ch'angch'ul |
| Pron. in Cantonese: |
chong sut |
| Common Name: |
atractylodes |
| Distribution: |
Jiangsu, Hubei,
Henan, Anhui |
| Properties (characteristics) |
acrid, bitter,
warm, aromatic |
| Channels (meridians)
entered: |
spleen, stomach,
liver |
| Actions & Indications: |
dries dampness and strengthens the spleen;
expels wind-dampness; induces sweating in patients unable to sweat;
for headaches, body aches, solar plexus pain, and pain in extremities due to
wind-cold-dampness, and edema in lower limbs; improves night vision
and diminishing vision.
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| Chemical ingredients: |
atractylol, hinesol, beta-eudesmol, atractylol,
atractylone, hinesol, beta-eudesmol, beta-selinene, elemol,
3beta-acetoxy-attractylol
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| Dosage: |
1.5 qian to 2.5
qian. Qian=3.75 g |
| Samples of formulae: |
to be loaded |
| Modern Research: |
lowering blood
sugar, excretion of salts. |
| Cautions: |
use care in case of
yin deficiency with sweat and heat |
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