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
————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– 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
————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– 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
There are many types of heat-clearing medicines. Below is a summary of commonly used heat-clearing traditional Chinese medicinal formulas, categorized into seven types: heat-clearing and fire-purging medicines, heat-clearing and detoxifying medicines, heat-clearing and lung-regulating medicines, liver-clearing and detoxifying medicines, liver and gallbladder heat-clearing medicines, gastrointestinal heat-clearing medicines, and heat-clearing and sedative medicines; this categorization helps … Read more
1. Wind-Cold Cold Common Understanding: The cause is often due to fatigue, lack of rest, combined with exposure to wind or cold, leading to a decrease in the body’s immune function, allowing for the rapid proliferation of viruses in the nasopharynx and the easy occurrence of bacterial infections. Wind-cold colds typically occur more frequently in … Read more