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Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Rhizoma Atractylodis

Latin botanical name: 拉丁名﹕

atractylodes lancea Thunb., ( 蒼朮 , 古蒼, 南蒼朮 )

Atractylodes chinensis (DC.) Koidz.  (北蒼朮)

Atractylodes japonica Koidz. Kitam （東蒼朮又名：關蒼朮. ）

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

sojutsu

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

ch'angch'ul

Pron. in Cantonese:

粵語發音﹕

cong1  seot6

Common Name:

英文名﹕

Sword like Atractylodes, Rhizome Chinese Atractylodes

Other Names:

shan cang zhu 山 蒼朮, qiang dou cai 枪头菜, shan ci cai 山刺菜。

同屬植物東蒼朮又名：關蒼朮
處方名：蒼朮, 茅朮, 茅蒼朮, 大蒼朮, 生蒼朮, 炒蒼朮,
炒茅朮, 焦蒼朮, 蒼朮炭, 制蒼朮, 米泔水炒蒼朮等

Distribution:

分佈﹕

atractylodes lancea Thunb.: mainly produced in Jiangsu, Hubei, Henan, Anhui provinces of China.

Atractylodes chinensis (DC.) Koidz.  : mainly produced in Inner Mongoliak Hebei, Shanxi, Liangning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang provinces of China.

南蒼朮：為植物南蒼朮的干燥根莖。 主產 於江蘇﹐湖北﹐河南﹐安徽。
北蒼朮：又名山蒼朮, 華蒼朮，為植物北蒼朮(槍頭菜, 山刺菜)的干燥根莖。主產於內蒙古, 河北, 山西, 遼寧, 吉林, 黑龍江等地。

 

Properties (characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

acrid, bitter, warm, aromatic

辛﹐苦﹐溫﹐芬芳。

Channels (meridians) entered:

歸經﹕

spleen, stomach, liver

脾﹐胃﹐肝。

Actions & Indications:

for treatment of yeast infection and dries dampness and flatulence; strengthens the digestion; expels wind-dampness; for diarrhea with vomiting;  edema with fullness of the abdomen; induces sweating in patients unable to sweat;  headaches, body aches, solar plexus pain, and pain in extremities due to wind-cold-dampness, and edema in lower limbs; headache of women due to deficiency, improves night vision and  diminishing vision.

Simmering cang zhu in water to release fragrance can help in getting rid of fungi and bacteria.

主治﹕消化不良，食慾不振，胃脘滿悶，風濕﹐ 嘔吐泄瀉，浮腫腹脹，用于發汗﹔風寒濕痺，精神不振，肢體無力，水腫脹滿，濕痰留飲，婦人虛冷頭痛﹐夜盲, 增進視力，

蒼朮加水。慢火煮沸使,释放出芳香味可杀菌消毒。

1. The diuretic effect is not obvious but it can increase the secretion ions of sodium, potassium and chlorine in the urine.

2. Effect on blood sugar: alcohol extract of cang zhu  can maintain the lowering of blood sugar of regular rabbits.

3. Effect on the inhibiting of CNS: the mixture of the essential oils of  β-eudesmol, and hinesol possesses the effect of sedative on laboratory mice and it can prolong the sleep using hexobarbital sodium and it can inhibit spasm caused by electric shock. It also can help the delivery of carbon dust in the small intestines.

4. Anti-ulcer effect: the β-eudesmol of cang zhu can inhibit the secretion of stomach acid and can inhibit ulcer.

一. 利尿作用－利尿作用不明顯，但能增加小便中鈉, 鉀, 氯各離子排泄。
二. 對於血糖之影響－蒼朮之醇抽取物對於正常兔之血糖有持續性下降作用。
三. 中樞抑制作用－蒼朮之精油成分按葉醇(β－eudesmol)，茅朮醇(hinesol)之混合抽取物，對於小白鼠有鎮靜作用，能延長己巴比妥鈉(hexobarbital sodium)之睡眠時間及抑制電擊痙攣作用，並能促進小腸內炭末輸送作用。
四. 抗潰瘍作用－蒼朮桉葉醇可抑制組織胺性胃酸分泌，抗潰瘍作用。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

atractylol 蒼朮醇, hinesol 茅朮醇, β-eudesmol β－按葉醇。  β-selinene β-芹子烯, elemol 欖香醇, 3β-acetoxy-attractylol 乙醯氧基-蒼朮醇

From another study:

1. Atractylodes lancea Thunb contains 5~9% of essential oil. The main ingredients of the oil consist of atractylo, hinesol), β-eudesmol etc.

2. Atractylodes chinensis (DC.) Koidz. contains 1.5% of essential oil. The main ingredients of the oil consist of atractylol, atractylone, hinesol,  β-eudesmol etc.

3. Atractylodes japonica Koidz. Kitam contains  1.5% of essential oil. The main ingredients of the oil consist of atractylol, atractylone, hinesol,  β-eudesmol, atractylodin, atraetylin, atractylone etc.

據中藥網﹕南蒼朮根莖含揮發油約5～9%。油的主要成分為蒼朮醇(atractylol), 茅朮 醇(hinesol), β-桉葉醇(β-eudesmol)等。
北蒼朮根莖含揮發油1.5%，其主要成分為蒼朮醇 atractylol, 蒼朮酮(atractylone), 茅朮醇及桉葉醇等。
東蒼朮根莖含揮發油1.5%，其主要成分為蒼朮醇 茅朮醇(hinesol), 茅朮醇(hinesol), β-桉葉醇, 蒼朮呋喃烴(atractylodin,　atraetylin), 蒼朮酮 。

Dosage:

用量﹕

10  to 20 g. Concentrated extract 0.5 to 2 g.

10～20克﹔濃縮中藥：0.5～2 克

Samples of formulae:

處方舉例﹕

See yeast infection.

See a report below.

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

lowering blood sugar, excretion of salts.

降血糖﹐排鈉。

Cautions:

禁忌﹕

Not to use in case of yin deficiency with heat and/or sweaty with qi deficient

陰虛有熱氣虛多汗者忌服 。
陰虛內熱，氣虛多汗者忌服。①《本草經集注》：“防風、地榆為之使。”②《藥性論》： “忌桃、李、雀肉、菘菜 Brassica chinensis、青魚 (Mylopharyngodon piceu)”③《醫學入門》：“血虛怯弱及七情氣悶者慎用。誤服耗氣血，燥津液，虛火動而痞悶愈甚。”④《本草經疏》：“凡病屬陰虛血少、精不足，內熱骨蒸，口乾唇燥，咳嗽吐痰、吐血，鼻衄，咽塞，便秘滯下者，法咸忌之。肝腎有動氣者勿服。” ⑤《本草正》：“內熱陰虛，表疏汗出者忌服。”