Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae

Biological name:

拉丁植物學名﹕

Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz

Atractylodes ovata De Candolle

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﹕

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⁾

1. Stir-fried bai zhu is being used in improving digestive and for getting rid of yeast infection.

2. Charred bai zhu is being used in helping digestion and appetite.

3. Earth fried bai zhu is being used in improving digestion and arresting diarrhea.

4. Bran fried bai zhu is suitable for those with weak digestion and with chronic diarrhea.

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 。

1. 炒白朮健 脾燥濕；

2. 焦白朮助 消化，開胃氣；

3. 土炒白朮補脾胃，止泄瀉；

4. 麩炒白朮宜於脾胃虛弱，慢性腹瀉的病人。

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

   (5) gastroprotective on stomach mucus effect

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

1. 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，改 善肝細胞的新的增長點。它降低增 高了的谷氨酸丙酮酸轉氨酶（GPT）（即ALT) (2) 增加膽汁分泌 (3) 防止胃潰瘍(4)促進腸胃蠢動。(2)增加膽汁分泌 。（3）防止潰瘍。（4）抗癌作用：（5）保護胃粘膜

2. 排水

3. 增強免疫系統

4. 抗癌

5. 對心血管作用﹕

6. 降低血糖

7. 抗血凝

8. 抗菌

Chemical ingredients:

化學成分﹕

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﹕

1. Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang, 半夏白朮天麻湯

2. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, 補中益氣湯

3. Gui Pi Tang, 歸脾湯

4. Huo xiang zheng qi san 藿香正氣散湯

5. Li zhong tang 理中湯

6. Si Jun Zi Tang, 四君子湯

7. Shi Quan Da Bu Tang, 十全大補湯

8. wu ling san 五苓 散

9. Xiao Yao Wan, 逍遙丸

10. Yu Ping Feng San, 玉屏風散

11. Zhen Wu Tang 真武湯

12. zhi dai fang 止帶方

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。