Cang Zhu (Fu Chao) 40 packets 1 gram

Cang Zhu (Fu Chao) Granules, 2 gm

Brand: TCM Zone 5:1 Singles

English name: atractylodes rhizome

Chinese name: Cang Zhu (Fu Chao)

Unit Size: box of 40/1 gm packets

Potency: 5:1 extract granules

Taste: Acrid, bitter - Bensky

Properties: Warm - Bensky

Contraindications: Contraindicated for internal heat from yin deficiency or where there is profuse sweating from deficiency in the exterior. - Bensky

Chinese Symptomology: Reduced appetite, diarrhea, epigastric distention and pressure, fatigue, nausea and vomiting: Chills, fever, headache, bodyaches and nasal congestion; atrophy disorders, vaginal discharge, swollen and sore joints; Diminished vision with a rough sensation in the eyes. - Bensky

Actions: Dries dampness, induces sweating, strengthens the Spleen and Stomach, treats atrophy disorders from damp-heat in the lower burner, helps the vision - Bensky

Pattern: Dampness obstruction the middle burner and blocking the transportive and transformative functions of the Spleen; Wind-Cold-Dampness; Wind-Dampness; Damp-heat pouring downward; night blindness - Bensky

Channels Entered: Spleen, Stomach - Bensky

Ingredients: Cang Zhu - Atractylodis Rhizoma

Excerpted from Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed

• Strongly dries dampness and strengthens the Spleen: for dampness obstructing the middle burner and blocking the transportive and transformative functions of the Spleen. Symptoms include reduce appetite, diarhhea, epigastric distention, and pressure, fatigue, nausea and vomiting, and a thick, greasy tongue coating.
• Induces sweating and dispels wind-dampness: for exterior conditions due to wind-cold-dampness as well as wind-dampness. Symptoms include chills, fever headache, body aches, and nasal congestion.
• Clears dampness from the lower burner: for damp-heat pouring downward (as in leg qi and some forms of atrophy disorders), vaginal discharge, and swollen, sore joints. Although this herb is warm, it is very effective for drying dampness; when accompanied with herbs that clear heat, it is used for damp-heat disorders.
• Improves the vision: for night blindness or diminished vision with a rough sensation in the eyes.

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