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白朮 Largehead Atractylodes Rhizome Bai Zhu

ID: D00543

Pharmaceutical Name:
Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae

Latin name:
Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz.

Location: 6

Chinese Name

白朮

Chinese Pinyin

Bai Zhu

English Name

Largehead Atractylodes Rhizome

Family

Asteraceae/Compositae

Taste

sweet and slightly acrid, slightly sticky when chewed

Odour

fresh
fragrant

Clinical Indications

1. Anorexia, abdominal distension, chronic diarrhoea, weakness
2. Oedema, oliguria
3. Spontaneous sweating
4. Threatened abortion and morning sickness
5. Arthralgia

Display Category

Commonly Used TCM

Function Category

Tonics

Medicine Category

Plant

Source

Eu Yan Sang (HK) Ltd.

Link to

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Phytochemical Image Database

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