Largehead Atractylodes Rhizome(Bai zhu)

This medicinal is the dried root of Atactylodes macrocephala Koidz (Fam.Compositae).The one produced in Yuqian of Zhejiang province is of the best quality and is known as Yuzhu.It is collected in winter.After being baked or dried by natural sunlight and its rootlets removed,it is sliced into thick segments and used in its unprepared form or stir-baked with bran or earth form.

Medicinal Properties:sweet bitter and warm.

Meridian Tropism:spleen and stomach meridians.

Medicinal Efficacies:Invigorate spleen and replenish qi;dry dampness and induce diuresis;stop sweating;prevent abortion.

Usage and Dosage: 6~12g.It is more effective to tonify qi,invigorate spleen and stop diarrhea in its baked form.