白术·Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae
ovate atractylodes rhizome
Bai Zhu (白术) is the rhizome of ovate atractylodes, a plant of the daisy family, recorded as Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae. It is bitter and sweet in flavour and warm in temperature, entering the Spleen and Stomach channels. The catalogue files it among the herbs that tonify Qi.
| Pinyin | bai zhu |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 白术·炒白芍 |
| Latin Name | Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae |
| English Name | ovate atractylodes rhizome·White Atractylodes Rhizome·white atractylodes rhizome; ovate atractylodes rhizome·Atractylodes Rhizome |
| Japanese | byakujutsu |
| Korean | baekchul·baekujutsu |
Middle Jiao Deficiency Cold with abdominal pain and distention, vomiting and diarrhea
Spleen Deficiency with Qi Stagnation, poor appetite and focal distention and fullness in the epigastrium
Dampness with Spleen and Stomach Deficiency
Damp diarrhea; diarrhea from Summerheat with Damp
Painful Obstruction from Damp-Cold; vaginal discharge
Spleen Deficiency with edema and chest distention
Internal Damp causing edema
Edema in Yang Deficiency of the Spleen and Kidneys
Spleen Damp producing Phlegm, with internal Liver Wind
Unrelenting spontaneous sweat.
Wei Qi Deficiency with spontaneous sweating and aversion to wind
Yin Deficiency with night sweats
Restless fetus with internal Heat; unstable pregnancy from Qi Deficiency with Interior Heat
Qi Deficiency with a restless fetus
Kidney Deficiency with a restless fetus
Qi Stagnation with a restless fetus and distention of the chest and abdomen
Blood Deficiency with a restless fetus, often with palpitations
Constipation, by improving the Spleen's transportive function
Spleen Qi Deficiency with Damp obstruction (poor appetite, fullness and distention of the epigastrium and abdomen, edema): strengthens the Spleen, aids transportation, clears clogged Stagnation, drains pathogenic water and Damp and reduces edema; Spleen Qi Deficiency with Damp collecting in the skin and superficial edema
Constitutional Spleen Deficiency with generalized edema from Wind invading the Lungs; Summerheat affecting the Spleen and Stomach with nausea and poor appetite
Expels Cold-Damp from the Spleen, with a sticky mouth, a thick white tongue coat, loss of taste, vomiting, nausea and diarrhea; Spleen Yang Deficiency with blood in the stool or urine; Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold with frequent diarrhea
Qi Deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach
ren shen + fu ling + gan cao + zhi shi
Qi and Food Stagnation with Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiency
gan jiang + ren shen + zhi gan cao
Deficiency Cold of the Spleen and Stomach
ren shen + fu ling + yi yi ren + sha ren
Spleen and Stomach Deficiency with Damp, causing diarrhea
shan yao + cang zhu + che qian zi
Spleen and Stomach Deficiency with Damp, causing clear, watery vaginal discharge
ren shen + fu ling + dang gui + bai shao + chuan xiong + shu di huang + gan cao
Blood Deficiency.
Edema with Spleen Deficiency.
fu ling + zhu ling + ze xie + gui zhi
Spleen Yang Deficiency with edema
Kidney Yang Deficiency with edema
Accumulation of Phlegm.
zhi ban xia + tian ma + fu ling + chen pi
Accumulated Phlegm with Liver Wind causing dizziness and vertigo
huang qi + mu li + ma huang (gen) + fu xiao mai
Spontaneous perspiration.
Miscarriage or unstable pregnancy with bleeding
Yin Deficiency with night sweats
Severe Qi Deficiency with unstable pregnancy
shu di huang + dang gui + bai shao
Blood Deficiency with unstable pregnancy
sang ji sheng + du zhong + xu duan + e jiao
Kidney Deficiency with unstable pregnancy
zi su geng + sha ren + chen pi
Qi Stagnation with unstable pregnancy
| Age | Raw | Granule | Tincture | Concentrate | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any 3-15g; Tincture: 1-4ml | 3-15 g | — | 1-4 ml | — | — |
炒白术·Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae Prep.
Bai zhu chao (炒白术) is the dry-fried form of bai zhu, the rhizome of large-headed atractylodes, an Asteraceae species supplied as Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae Preparata. The catalogue files it among the substances that tonify Qi, on the Spleen and Stomach channels.
The catalogue records no separate actions, dose or cautions for this preparation. Unless noted above it follows bai zhu.