Herb
White Atractylodes
白术bai zhu
1 sourceRhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae
Dries dampness and fortifies the spleen, tonifies qi and harmonizes the centre, checks sweating, disperses phlegm-water and water swelling, warms the stomach and promotes digestion, and calms the fetus.
Used in 25 formulas
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十二·草部·山草类·术·白术·主治（《本经》）
References
- functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
- WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
- public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions
Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.
传统中医记载：《本经》载白术主风寒湿痹、死肌痉疸，止汗、除热消食，久服轻身延年；《别录》消痰水、逐皮间风水结肿、利腰脐间血、暖胃消谷；张元素谓白术除湿益燥、和中补气，得枳实消痞、佐黄芩安胎清热，枳术丸以之为君。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 甘，温，无毒（《本经》）；《别录》谓甘，甄权谓甘辛；李杲谓苦甘温、味厚气薄、阳中阴、可升可降。·Meridians: 小肠（手太阳）, 心（手少阴）, 脾（足太阴）, 胃（足阳明）, 肾（足少阴）, 肝（足厥阴）
Used in formulas
- Atractylodes and Aconite Decoction
- Four Gentlemen Decoction
- Immature Bitter Orange and Atractylodes Decoction
- Poria and Halite Decoction
- Aconitum Tuber Powder
- Remove Cinnamon Add Atractylodes Decoction
- Alisma Decoction
- Licorice, Dried Ginger, Poria and Atractylodes Decoction
- Cinnamon Twig and Ginseng Decoction
- Licorice and Aconite Decoction
- True Warrior Decoction
- Stephania and Astragalus Decoction
- Polyporus Powder
- Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria
- Poria, Cinnamon Twig, Atractylodes and Licorice Decoction
- Regulate the Middle Pill
- Chinese Angelica and Peony Powder
- Ginseng Decoction
- Aconite Decoction
- Cinnamon Twig minus Cinnamon plus Poria and Atractylodes Decoction
- Chinese Angelica Powder
- Ephedra Decoction Plus Atractylodes
- Cinnamon Twig, Peony and Anemarrhena Decoction
- Dioscorea Pill
- Ephedra and Cimicifuga Decoction
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·术（条目标题·《本经》上品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·术·释名（术通名）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·术·白术·气味（《本经》《别录》甄权）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·术·白术·气味（李杲）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·术·白术·气味（归经·王好古：入手太阳少阴、足太阴阳明少阴厥阴六经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·术·白术·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·术·白术·主治（张元素）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十二·草部·山草类·术·白术·气味（之才为使、甄权忌口）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.