Click Follow Yaoshou Agriculture Follow Us The Efficacy and Cultivation Techniques of Atractylodes Atractylodes (Cāngzhú) is a perennial herbaceous plant of the Asteraceae family. Its rhizome is used in medicine for its effects of drying dampness, transforming turbidity, and alleviating pain. It has many medicinal names, such as Han Cāngzhú and Máo Cāngzhú, but these … Read more
Herb Name Cang Zhu (Atractylodes) Family Asteraceae Category Transform Dampness Source of Variety This herb is derived from the rhizome of the perennial herb Cang Zhu (Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC.) or Bei Cang Zhu (A. chinensis (DC.) Koidz). The former is mainly produced in Jiangsu, Hubei, and Henan provinces, with the highest quality coming from … Read more
#01 Botanical Origin of Atractylodes The medicinal Atractylodes is derived from the Asteraceae family, specifically from the species Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC. or Atractylodes chinensis (DC.) Koidz. Morphologically, Atractylodes is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Atractylodes genus, which has a complex classification due to transitional and unstable variations in leaf morphology. The Atractylodes … Read more
————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– Cang Zhu (Atractylodes) is a plant from the Asteraceae family, recognized as a wild medicinal herb. It is typically harvested in the spring and autumn seasons. The underground rhizome is cleaned, sliced, and dried for medicinal use. In the family of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), it is known as Cang Zhu, a herb that … Read more
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Click above to follow “Learn TCM“! Cang Zhu (Atractylodes) is first recorded in the Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Classic of Materia Medica), which only mentions “Zhu” without distinguishing between Cang and Bai (White Atractylodes). Later, in Ben Cao Jing Ji Zhu by Tao Hongjing, a distinction is made between Chi (Red) and … Read more
Click the top left corner to follow us Atractylodes Plant Source It is the dried rhizome of the plants Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC. or Atractylodes chinensis (DC.) Koidz. from the Asteraceae family. Other names include Chi Zhu (Red Atractylodes), Qiang Tou Cai (Spearhead Vegetable), Shan Jing (Mountain Essence), Ma Ji (Horse Thistle), Qing Zhu (Green … Read more
Traditional Chinese Medicine Case Studies / Medical Discussions / Reference Articles for Clinical Learning Atractylodes (Cāngzhú) is a perennial herb from the Asteraceae family, with its dried rhizome being spicy and bitter, warm in nature, and entering the Spleen and Stomach meridians. It has the functions of strengthening the Spleen, drying dampness, resolving depression, and … Read more
Cang Zhu (Scientific name: Atractylodes Lancea (Thunb.) DC.): A perennial herbaceous plant of the Asteraceae family. The rhizome is horizontal or obliquely ascending, with adventitious roots. The stem is erect, reaching up to 100 cm in height, solitary or clustered with a few stems, and the basal leaves fall off during flowering; the middle and … Read more
————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– Cang Zhu (Atractylodes) is a species of the Asteraceae family, a wild medicinal plant that is harvested in spring and autumn. Its underground rhizome is cleaned, sliced, and dried for medicinal use. In the family of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), it is also known as Cang Zhu, a material that can strengthen the spleen, … Read more