bai zhu, Complementary and Alternative Healing University

Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae

Biological name:

拉丁植物學名﹕

Atratylodes macrocephala Koidz

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

byakujutsu

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

paekch'ul

Pron. in Cantonese:

粵語發音﹕

baak6 seot6

Other Names:

別名﹕

dong zhu 冬朮，xia zhu 夏朮，yun zhu 云朮，tai bai zhu 台白朮，wa zhu 蛙朮，ji yabn zhu 雞眼朮 chi li jia ，吃力伽。

Common Name:

英文普通名﹕

Bighead atractylodes rhizome

Distribution:

分佈：

mainly produced in Zhejiang, Hubei, Hunan, Jianxi provinces of China.

主產於浙江，湖北，湖南，江西等地。

Properties (characteristics):

性味﹕

aromatic, slightly acrid, non toxic and sweet. It is a little sticky when chewed.

甘, 略甜﹐溫。無毒。嚼之略黏。

Channels (meridians) entered:

歸經﹕

Related to spleen and stomach channels.

入脾﹐胃經。

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

Traditionally, it is being used inpixu (spleen deficient) with lack of appetite, flatulence with diarrhea, abundance of phlegm, dizziness, palpitation, edema, instant sweating, and excessive fetus movements.

for hardening of liver, liver cancer. In case of yinxu, use raw bai zhu plus other yin enhancing herbs according to diagnostics. (1)
children drooling (2)
Meniere's disease (3)
constipation (4)
chronic back pain (5)
acute infection of intestine (6)
low white cell count ⁽⁸⁾

傳統上，用於用於脾虛食少，腹脹泄瀉，痰飲眩悸，水腫，自汗，胎動不安。

現在臨床上常用於﹕

肝硬化，肝癌。如陰虛者須用生白朮按辯證加上其他養陰藥。
小兒流口水。
耳水不平衡疾病。
便秘。
長期腰背痛。
急性腸感染。
白血球數量低下。

Medical Functions:

藥理﹕

Medical Functions:

1. Digestive System

(1) Protects Liver: Extraction of bai zhu (by boiling with water) was given to lab mice that had liver damage caused by carbon chloride. It lessened the necrosis and mutation of liver cells, and improved the new growth of the liver cells. It lowered the glutamate-pyruvate transaminase (GPT) that was increased

(2) Improves gall secretion

(3) Prevents ulcer of stomach

(4) Improves movements of intestines and bowels

2. Diuretics

3. Improves immune system

4. Anti Cancer

Laboratory tests showed that neutral oil of the vaporizing oil bai zhu could inhibit esophagus cancer cells. 10mg/ml/hour could detach all the cancer cells. 5mg/ml/hour could detach most of the cancer cells and damaged the remaining cells. The nucleus became hazy and the cells became empty bubbles.

5. Affects heart and blood vessels

6. Lowers blood sugar

7. Anti coagulation of blood

8. Anti bacteria

對消化系統作用﹕(1)保肝作用﹕用白朮水煎劑給喂給氯化碳之小鼠，可以減輕肝臟壞死與突變(2) 增加膽汁分泌 (3) 防止胃潰瘍(4)促進腸胃蠢動。
排水
增強免疫系統
抗癌
對心血管作用﹕
降低血糖
抗血凝
抗菌

Chemical ingredients:

化學成分﹕

The root contains about 1.4% of vaporizing oil:	根莖含揮發油大约1.4%:
humulene	α-及β-葎草烯
β-elemol	β-欖香醇
α-curcumene	α姜黃烯
atractlone	蒼朮酮
3β-acetoxyatractylone	3β-乙酰氧基蒼朮酮
selina- 4(15),7(11)-diene-8-one	芹子二烯酮[
eudesmol	桉葉醇
palmitic acid	棕櫚酸
hinesol	茅朮醇
β-selinene	β-芹子烯
Sesquiterpene lactone compounds:[3]	倍半萜內酯化合物：[3]
atractylenolide）-Ⅰ，-Ⅱ，-Ⅲ	白朮內酯 -Ⅰ，-Ⅱ，-Ⅲ
8β-ethoxyatractylenolide-Ⅱ	8β-乙氧基蒼朮內酯-Ⅱ
polyacetylenes compounds: [4]	多炔類化合物：[4]
14-acetyl-12-senecioyl-2E,8Z,10E- atracetylentriol	14-乙酰基-12-千裡光酰基-8-順式折朮三醇
14-acetyl-12-senecioyl-2E,8E,10E- atractylentriol	14-乙酰基各裡光酰基-8-反式白朮三醇
12-senecioyl-2E,8Z,10E- atracetylentriol	12-千裡光光酰基-8-順式白朮三醇
12-senecioyl-2E,8E,10E- atractylentriol	12-千裡光酰基-8-反式白朮三醇
12α-methyl butyryl-14-acetyl-2E,8Z,10E-atractylentriol	12α-甲基丁酰基-14-乙酰基-8-順式白朮三醇
12α-methylbutyryl-14-acetyl-2E,8E,10E-atractylentriol	12α-甲基丁酰基-14-乙酰基-8-反式白朮三醇
14α-methyl butyryl-2E,8Z,10E-atractylentriol	14α-甲基丁酰基-8-順式白朮三醇
14α-methyl butyryl-2E,8E,10E-atractylentriol	14α-甲基丁酰基-8-反式白朮三醇
Also contains:	另含
scopoletin [3]	東莨菪素
fructose	果糖
mannan	菊糖
mannan the possess active immune characteristics	具免疫活性的甘露聚糖AM-3[6]
aspartic acid	天冬氨酸
serine	絲氨酸
glutamic acid	穀氨酸
alanine	丙氨酸
glycine	甘氨酸
valine	纈氨酸
isoleucine	異亮氨酸
leucine	亮氨酸
tyrosine	酪氨酸
phenylalanine	苯丙氨酸
lysine	賴氨酸
histidine	組氨酸
arginine	精氨酸
proline	脯氨酸

Dosage:

用量 ﹕

5 to 15 g. Concentrated extract: 05 to 2 g.

5 - 15 克。濃縮中藥：0.5～2 克

Samples of formulae:

處方舉例﹕

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

Gastro-intestinal mobility

Cautions:

禁忌﹕

use caution in cases of yinxu (yin deficient)

陰虛者小心用之。

A report from Shanghai Donghua Hospital and others: Using ai ye disinfection incense, (made by Shanghai Everyday Chemical Products), which consists of 30% of cang zhu powder and 20% of ai ye powder, smoking 4 hours, can kill off β-Hemolytic streptococcus- A group﹐pneumonococcus﹐Hemophilus Influenzae and Staphylococcus aureus etc. Smoking 8 hours can kill off Pseudomonas aeruginosa)，and can inhibit the growth of Bacillus subtilis.

上海華東醫院等單位報導，用含艾葉的消毒香(上海日用化學品試制，含蒼朮粉30％，艾葉粉20％) 烟熏4小時能殺滅乙型溶血性鏈球菌A群（β-Hemolytic streptococcus- A group）﹐ 肺炎球菌 (pneumonococcus)﹐ 流感桿菌 (Hemophilus influenzae)和金黄色葡萄球菌（Staphylococcus aureus）等，烟熏8小時能殺滅綠膿桿菌 (Pseudomonas aeruginosa).，并能抑制枯草桿菌（Bacillus subtilis）的生長。

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Note: cang zhu is being used often in ridding of fungal and bacterial infections.

Burning smoke of cang zhu is being used in space sterilizing of fungi in dwellings.

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Experimental Study for Effects of Some Chinese Herbals on
Gastrointestinal Motility

ZHU Jinzhao LENG En-ren GUI Xian-yong CHEN Dong-feng.
（Department of Digestion,Daping Hospital and Institute of Surgery Research,
The Third Military Medical University,Chongqing 400042）

　　Abstract:

Objective: To study the effects of 10 Chinese herbals on gastrointestinal motility. Methods: The effects of each Chinese herbal on gastric emptying and intestinal propulsion of rats were investigated in vivo by measuring intro-gastric remainder rate and propulsive proportion of small intestine of dextran blue 2000.Results:The gastric emptying or intestinal propulsion was enhanced by these Chinese herbals (P<0.05 or 0.01),of these, both gastric emptying and intestinal propulsion in atractylodes macrocephala group were very marked higher than that of control (P<0.01).Conclusion:10 Chinese herbals have gastrointestinal motility promoting action, the best one is atractylodes macrocephala.
　　Key words: Gastric emptying, Intestinal propulsion, Gastrointestinal motility, Atractylodes macrocephala, Agastache rugosa, Rats

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