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Rhizome of Largehead Atractylodes; Largehead Atractylodes Rruzome

Rhizome of Largehead Atractylodes; Largehead Atractylodes Rruzome. Class: Qi Reinforcing Drugs. Properties: Bitter; Sweet; Warm. Meridians: Spleen; Stomach

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Bai Zhu
中文名 (Chinese)
白术
Latin Name
Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae; Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma
English Name
Rhizome of Largehead Atractylodes; Largehead Atractylodes Rruzome
Alias Names
山蓟杨枹蓟山芥天蓟山姜山连山精乞力伽冬白术
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Bitter; Sweet; Warm
Meridians (归经)
Spleen; Stomach
Part Used
Root
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Qi Reinforcing Drugs
功效分类 (CN)
补气药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To invigorate the function of the spleen and replenish qi, to eliminate damp by causing diuresis, to arrest excesssive perspiration, and to prevent miscarriage.
Indication (主治)
Spleen qi vacuity, fatigue hypodynamia, reduced food intake with abdominal distention, sloppy stool, water-rheum collecting internally, inhibited urination, edema, phlegm-rheum dizziness, damp impediment, qi vacuity, spontaneous sweating, stirring fetus in pregnancy.
Clinical Manifestations
1. to promote phagocytosis and the function of adrenal cortex. 2. to protect the liver and increases the secretion of bile and gastric juice.
🔗 External References
SymMap
22
TCMID
7301
TCMSP
22
TCM-ID
120
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Clinical Trials
0
Meta-Analyses
1
PubMed References
📋 Sample Trials
None linked yet.
📊 Sample Meta-Analyses
None linked yet.
📚 Sample References
PMID 35381310
Inhibition of the Akt/NF-κB pathway is involved in the anti-gastritis effects of an ethanolic extract of the rhizome of Atractylodes macrocephala
J Ethnopharmacol · 2022