Unhealthy dietary habits, living environments, and behaviors can lead to the accumulation of dampness in the body. This is especially true during the hot summer months when people indulge in cold drinks, spend long hours in air conditioning, and take cold showers. Additionally, living in a humid environment, getting caught in the rain, prolonged sitting, … Read more
Atractylodes 【Source】 This product is the dried rhizome of the Asteraceae plant Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC. or Atractylodes chinensis (DC.) Koidz. Harvested in spring and autumn, the rhizomes are cleaned of soil, dried, and the fibrous roots are removed. 【Morphology】 1. Atractylodes lancea is a perennial herb. The rhizome runs horizontally with nodes. The stem … Read more
Introduction: Mr. Tao Yufeng has compiled 24 clinical treatment principles for “Cang Zhu” based on ancient texts, the experiences of historical physicians, and his own clinical insights, which are worth learning and collecting. 1 Cang Zhu (Atractylodes) promotes sweating and is more effective than Bai Zhu (White Atractylodes); it supplements and eliminates dampness, but its … Read more
Introduction: Mr. Tao Yufeng has compiled 24 clinical treatment references for “Cang Zhu” based on ancient texts, the experiences of medical practitioners throughout history, and his own clinical insights, which are worth learning and collecting. 1 Cang Zhu (Atractylodes) promotes sweating and is more effective than Bai Zhu (White Atractylodes); it supplements and eliminates dampness, … Read more
Click the top left ↑ “Daoist Physician Chen Ming” to follow the public account Atractylodes (Cang Zhu) Atractylodes (Scientific name: Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC.): A perennial herb of the Asteraceae family. The rhizome is horizontal or obliquely ascending, with adventitious roots. The stem is erect, reaching up to 100 cm, solitary or clustered in small … Read more
Comparative Use of Cang Zhu and Bai Zhu Cang Zhu and Bai Zhu were not distinguished in ancient times. The Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing only mentions “Zhu” without differentiating between Cang and Bai. During the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties, Tao Hongjing classified “Zhu” into Bai and Chi types based on their … Read more
Nature: Warm; Taste: Spicy and Bitter; Channels: Spleen, Stomach. Functions: Strengthens the Spleen, dries dampness, relieves depression, dispels filth. Used for excessive dampness obstructing the Spleen, fatigue, preference for lying down, epigastric fullness and abdominal distension, poor appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, dysentery, malaria, phlegm retention, edema, seasonal colds, wind-cold-damp bi syndrome, foot weakness, and night blindness. … Read more
Cāng zhú (Atractylodes macrocephala) Cāng zhú is irregularly shaped, resembling a string of beads or nodules, slightly curved, occasionally branched, measuring 3 to 10 cm in length and 1 to 2 cm in diameter. The surface is gray-brown, with wrinkles, transverse grooves, and residual fibrous roots, and the top has stem scars or remnants of … Read more
This official WeChat account is managed by the Beijing Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. If you have not followed us yet, please click the blue “Capital TCM” above to follow. Atractylodes (Cāngzhú) refers to the dried rhizomes of the perennial herbaceous plants Atractylodes lancea and Atractylodes macrocephala. It has a pungent, bitter, and warm nature, … Read more
Cang Zhu Cang Zhu (Atractylodes macrocephala), a traditional Chinese medicinal herb, is the dried rhizome of the Asteraceae family plant. It is harvested in spring and autumn, cleaned of soil, dried, and the fibrous roots are removed. The best quality is produced in Jiangsu, Henan, Hebei, Shanxi, and Shaanxi, particularly from the Maoshan area in … Read more