What are the medicinal values ​​of Atractylodes?

Atractylodes lancea is a herbaceous plant and a very common Chinese medicinal material, distributed in many areas of my country. Atractylodes can not only be eaten with herbs such as Magnolia officinalis, tangerine peel, and licorice, but can also be eaten with fruits and vegetables such as papaya and red dates. In addition, many people also like to use Atractylodes lancea to stew lamb liver or make soup, which tastes very good and is therefore loved by many people. In fact, in addition to its outstanding edible value, Atractylodes lancea also has quite good medicinal value. Let me give you a detailed introduction below.

Atractylodes is also called mountain spirit, red art, horse thistle, green art, fairy art, Mao art, southern Atractylodes, dome art, and Atractylodes, and Eastern Atractylodes. It has the effects of drying dampness, strengthening the spleen, eliminating rheumatism and improving eyesight. It is mainly used to treat spleen obstruction caused by excessive dampness, fatigue and indolence, abdominal distension, loss of appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, dysentery, malaria, phlegm and fluid, edema, seasonal colds, wind-cold-dampness arthralgia, foot paralysis, and night blindness.

1. Atractylodes lancea is used for rheumatic pain and pain in limb joints. Used together with Qianghuo, Duhuo, etc. Atractylodes is used for night blindness and blurred vision. Used in combination with pork liver or sheep liver, Semen Cassiae, etc.

2. Atractylodes is used to treat dampness blocking the spleen and stomach, abdominal distension, leucorrhea due to cold and dampness, damp-heat disease, damp-heat invasion, swelling and pain in the feet and knees, and weakness. It is used to treat dampness blocking the spleen and stomach, with symptoms such as abdominal distension, loss of appetite, fatigue, and thick white and greasy tongue coating. It is often used in combination with Magnolia officinalis and Tangerine peel. It can be used together with Angelica dahurica to treat leucorrhea due to cold and dampness. For example, if there is leucorrhea caused by damp-heat, it can be used with Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Sophora flavescens, and Rhizoma Cibotii; if there is damp-heat in the lower body, swollen and painful feet and knees, and weakness, it can be used together with Phellodendron chinense, Achyranthes bidentata, Coix seed, etc.; if there is damp-heat disease, it can be used together with Gypsum, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, etc.

3. Atractylodes lancea is used for wind-cold exterior symptoms. Used together with Qianghuo, Asarum, Saposhnikovia divaricata, etc.

Efficacy classification: anti-dampness medicine; spleen-strengthening medicine; antipyretic medicine.

Alias: mountain spirit, red art, horse thistle, green art, fairy art, Mao art, southern atractylodes, dome art, and atractylodes, and eastern atractylodes. The efficacy and function of Atractylodes

The efficacy and function of Atractylodes

Nature and flavor: spicy; bitter; warm.

Meridians: Spleen meridian, stomach meridian, liver meridian.

Efficacy: Drying dampness and strengthening the spleen; removing rheumatism; improving eyesight.

Indications: dampness obstructing the spleen and stomach; fatigue and lying down; abdominal distension and distension; loss of appetite; vomiting and diarrhea; phlegm and fluid; dampness and swelling; dampness combined with external symptoms; heaviness and pain in the head and body; arthralgia of warm nature; soreness and heaviness in the limbs; paralysis; night blindness

Dosage and Administration: For oral administration: decoct in water, 3-9g; or make into pills or powder.

The above is what I introduced to you about the medicinal value of Atractylodes lancea. Nowadays, using traditional Chinese medicine to treat diseases has become the first choice for many people. However, we still need to pay attention to choosing appropriate medicines for treatment of different people when they are suffering from diseases, so as to achieve the best therapeutic effect. The same is true for Atractylodes lancea. Therefore, it is recommended that some people with yin deficiency, internal heat, and bleeding should not take it, and those with qi deficiency and excessive sweating should not take Atractylodes.