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Cang Zhu苍术

Rhizoma AtractylodisBlack Atractylodis Rhizome

Auch bekannt alsAtractylodis Lancea · Gray Atractylodis · Red Atractylodis · Sword-like Atractylodis Rhizome

Kategorie
Kräuter, die Nässe ausleiten
Temperaturverhalten
warm
Geschmack
scharf, bitter, aromatisch
Leitbahnbezug
Milz, Magen
Nebenleitbahnen
Herz
Dosierung
3–10 g

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Übliche Dosen

Dosierung
3–10 g
Tincture
2–4 ml

Wirkungen & indikationen

Strongly dries Dampness and tonifies the Spleen
Dampness Obstructing the Middle Jiao and blocking transformative and transportive functions of the Spleen with anorexia, diarrhea, epigastric distention and pressure, fatigue, nausea and vomiting and a thick, greasy tongue coat
Induces sweating and expels Wind-Dampness
  • Wind-Cold Dampness and Wind-Dampness with chills and fever, headache, body aches and nasal congestion
  • Painful extremities due to Wind-Damp Bi
Clears Dampness from the Lower *Jiao*
Damp-Heat Pouring Downward with Leg Qi, some forms of atrophy disorders, vaginal discharge, swollen, sore joints
Improves vision
Night blindness and diminished vision with a rough sensation in the eyes

Kontraindikationen

  • Not used when excessive sweating is caused by Qi Deficiency.
  • Not used in Yin Deficiency with Interior Heat and dry, clumped stools.
  • Use with caution when stools are loose and watery.
  • Older sources advise against combining it with peach, watermelon, honeydew melon, or pheasant meat.

Wechselwirkungen

  • This herb may inhibit H+,K+-ATPase and could enhance omeprazole's inhibitory effect on the same enzyme.
  • Use Cang Zhu cautiously alongside insulin, sulfonylureas, and other antidiabetic drugs such as tolbutamide (Orinase), glipizide (Glucotrol), and glyburide (DiaBeta/Micronase).
  • Taking it together with diuretics such as chlorothiazide, hydrochlorothiazide, furosemide (Lasix), bumetanide (Bumex), and torsemide (Demadex) may increase the elimination of water and/or electrolytes.

Kombinationen

  • Epigastric fullness, fatigue, discomfort, anorexia, and vomiting or diarrhea with a turbid, greasy tongue coat, from Dampness Obstructing the Middle Jiao.

  • Pain, distention, and discomfort in the chest, epigastrium, and abdomen from Dampness and Qi Obstruction.

  • Diarrhea, particularly from Summerheat combined with Dampness.

    • Shi Gao

    Warm-Damp febrile disease with fever, profuse sweating, and generalized body aches.

    • Dry-fried and Powdered

    Used as a foundation herb for treating childhood diarrhea.

  • Infantile diarrhea caused by Damp-Heat.

  • Food Stagnation and infantile diarrhea.

    • Gan Jiang

    Infantile diarrhea caused by Deficiency Cold.

  • Exterior Wind-Cold-Dampness.

  • Early-stage Damp-Heat where Dampness and Heat are evenly matched, marked by fever that will not resolve, focal chest distention, heavy lethargy, and thirst without a desire to drink.

  • Bi in which Dampness predominates.

    • Huang Bai

    Pain, swelling, and weakness of the lower limbs, or skin lesions, from Wind-Dampness; also used for atrophy disorder, vaginal discharge, and Damp-sores.

  • Cataracts, glaucoma, and night blindness.

  • Helps prevent influenza and treats bronchitis.

  • Dampness obstructing Spleen Yang, with epigastric fullness, abdominal and epigastric distention, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, loss of taste, and a thick, greasy tongue coat.

  • Diarrhea from accumulated Dampness.

  • Long-standing Dampness accumulation in the Spleen with hypochondriac pain, acid reflux, and anorexia.

    • Bai Zhu

    Musculoskeletal disorders of the arms and shoulders caused by Phlegm Stagnation.

Anmerkungen

  • Highly effective at drying Dampness, this herb can be used alone for that purpose; though warm by nature, it is also applied to Damp-Heat disorders when combined with other herbs.
  • It is indicated whenever the Spleen fails to properly transform moisture.
  • Its considerable Vitamin A content improves vision.
  • Prepared with pig or goat liver, it can be eaten daily as a food therapy for night blindness.
  • Combined with other herbs, it can assist in weight reduction.
  • It addresses Dampness across all three Jiaos.
  • When the tongue coat is thick, white, turbid, and greasy, this is the essential herb to reach for.
  • Together with pig's or sheep's bladder, it is recognized for treating night blindness.
  • It may also be beneficial in managing food allergies.
  • It is frequently used as an ingredient in moxa.
  • This herb and Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po both transform Dampness and are frequently paired for abdominal distention, vomiting, and diarrhea; this herb is the stronger of the two at drying Dampness and expelling Wind-Dampness, while Hou Po is better suited to dispelling fullness and distention.
  • Maoshan Atractylodis Mao Shan Cang Zhu dries Dampness without injuring the Stomach, and strengthens the Spleen while continuing to expel Dampness.
  • Prepared Atractylodis Zhi Cang Zhu is mild and balanced, with almost no ability to release the Exterior, and is used for older or weaker patients whose Spleen is Damp.
  • Dry-frying, giving Chao Cang Zhu, lessens its acrid, dispersing properties.
  • Scorching, giving Jiao Cang Zhu, best suits it to stopping diarrhea and warming the Spleen.
  • Earth-frying, giving Tu Chao Cang Zhu, enhances its Spleen-tonifying effect and helps alleviate nausea and vomiting while driving out Phlegm and pathogenic water.
  • Cang Zhu is the stronger of the two at easing the Middle and inducing sweat, while Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu is stronger at tonifying the Middle and eliminating Dampness.

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