What are the medicinal properties of Atractylodes macrocephala

Maybe many of us don’t know much about the medicinal properties of Atractylodes. Atractylodes can effectively help us treat lower limb arteriosclerosis, which is easy for us to suffer from, especially for some elderly people. It can help us reduce the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and promote blood circulation. Let’s popularize the medicinal properties of Atractylodes.

1. It has antibacterial effects, nourishes blood and softens the liver, relieves pain, and has the effects of astringing yin and relieving sweat. It is mainly used for chest and abdominal pain, diarrhea and abdominal pain, spontaneous sweating and night sweats, yin deficiency fever, irregular menstruation, metrorrhagia, and leukorrhea. Atractylodes macrocephala has the effects of strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi, drying dampness and promoting diuresis, stopping sweating, and calming the fetus. It is used for spleen deficiency, poor appetite, abdominal distension and diarrhea, phlegm and fluid, dizziness and palpitations, edema, spontaneous sweating, and restless fetuses.

2. White peony root, white atractylodes and white poria are traditional medicines for moisturizing the skin and whitening the skin. Together with licorice, they can also delay aging. In traditional Chinese medicine theory, white peony root is sweet and sour, slightly cold in nature, and has the effect of nourishing blood. It can treat sallow complexion, facial pigmentation, and dullness; Atractylodes macrocephala is warm in nature, sweet and bitter in taste, and has the effect of delaying aging; White Poria cocos is sweet and light in taste, neutral in nature, and can remove spots and whiten the skin; Licorice is neutral in nature, sweet in taste, and has the effect of moisturizing the skin and deodorizing. It is used for bad breath and chapped skin caused by weak spleen and stomach. Modern pharmacological research has also confirmed the cosmetic effects of the above-mentioned medicines: white peony root has the effect of scavenging free radicals and anti-oxidation; Atractylodes macrocephala and white Poria cocos can enhance immune function and dilate blood vessels; licorice has an immunoregulatory effect and can be used externally to protect against the sun, whiten and remove spots, and prevent rough skin, etc. Therefore, many whitening skin care products contain licorice extract. Female friends can go to the pharmacy to buy these four medicines and boil them in water to drink. If you find it troublesome, you can also make your own tea bags. Take 150 grams each of Atractylodes macrocephala, White Peony Root, and White Poria cocos, and 75 grams of licorice. Grind them into coarse powder, mix them evenly, and put them into 30 small bags. Take 1 bag a day, brew it with boiling water, and drink it as tea.

The medicinal properties of Atractylodes are far more than those listed above. Regularly soaking it in water can effectively help us deal with the invasion of influenza viruses in the cold winter, and can help us deal with the symptoms of cold and fever. At the same time, in the future life, eating more Atractylodes can also help us regulate our own immunity.