People with spleen deficiency are prone to dampness, and those with heavy dampness are prone to spleen depression.
Therefore, our common spleen-strengthening drugs will consider dryness and dampness more or less.
There is also a traditional Chinese medicine called Atractylodes macrocephala, which has similar efficacy to Atractylodes macrocephala, but Atractylodes macrocephala is a traditional Chinese medicine for invigorating spleen and eliminating dampness. We'll talk later.
Atractylodes lancea is the rhizome of Atractylodes lancea, which was first recorded in Shennong Herbal Classic. Atractylodes lancea is mainly produced in Jiangsu, Hubei, Henan and other places, while Atractylodes lancea is mainly produced in Inner Mongolia, Shanxi and Liaoning.
Its taste is bitter, pungent and warm. Into the spleen, stomach and lungs. Has the effects of eliminating dampness, invigorating spleen, expelling wind and removing dampness, and relieving exterior syndrome.
Heavy dampness and turbidity will block the spleen and stomach, affect the transport and absorption function of the spleen, and cause symptoms such as fullness in the upper abdomen, lethargy, loss of appetite, inability to eat, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, etc. Generally, the tongue coating is white and greasy.
Atractylodes lancea is bitter, warm and pungent, which can not only eliminate dampness by fragrance, but also strengthen spleen and stomach, which is an important drug for eliminating dampness and strengthening spleen.
The combination of Atractylodes lancea and Magnolia Officinalis can enhance the efficacy of eliminating dampness, while Magnolia Officinalis focuses on regulating qi, so it can promote qi and eliminate swelling. One of the recipes named Wei Ping Powder is composed of Rhizoma Atractylodis, Cortex Magnolia Officinalis, Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae, Radix Glycyrrhizae, Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens and Fructus Jujubae.
For diarrhea and watery stool caused by dampness and turbidity, Atractylodes lancea can be used to dry dampness and transport spleen, so as to help dry dampness, transport middle energizer and stop diarrhea. Other Chinese medicinal materials such as Poria, Polyporus and Alisma orientalis can also be added.
Spleen deficiency and dampness, spleen can not transport water and dampness, limb edema will occur, and water and dampness will aggregate and turn into phlegm. Therefore, in the case of edema and phlegm, Atractylodes macrocephala can be used to eliminate dampness and strengthen the spleen, so that the wet phlegm can be changed. Generally, it is compatible with other drugs for promoting diuresis and strengthening the spleen, such as Atractylodes macrocephala and Poria.
For symptoms such as cold, dampness, spleen deficiency, heavy body and cold limbs, tasteless mouth, abdominal pain and chest tightness, besides Rhizoma Atractylodis, warm traditional Chinese medicines, such as cinnamon and dried ginger, can be added to better eliminate dampness and turbidity.
Atractylodes lancea can also be used for sores and rashes caused by damp-heat, or swelling and pain of beriberi caused by damp-heat. However, due to the mild nature of Atractylodes lancea, Rhizoma Coptidis, Cortex Phellodendri, Akebiae and other traditional Chinese medicines should be added.
Rheumatism occurs when wind, cold, dampness or rheumatic fever invade the human body for a long time. Atractylodes lancea can dispel wind and cold, and is used for rheumatism and arthralgia. It is often used with wind-damp-removing herbs such as Coix Seed, Radix Angelicae Pubescentis and Notopterygii Rhizoma.
If it is damp-heat arthralgia, it can be combined with heat-clearing drugs, such as gypsum and Anemarrhena asphodeloides.
Atractylodes lancea has the function of relieving exterior syndrome, especially relieving exterior syndrome and dampness evil. It is mostly used for symptoms such as aversion to cold, fever, headache, body pain and anhidrosis with wind-cold exterior syndrome. It is often combined with pungent and warm Chinese medicines, such as Notopterygium, Saposhnikovia divaricata and Angelica dahurica.
This effect is rare, and the effect of improving vision makes it suitable for night blindness and dry eye. It is recorded in Sheng Huifang that sheep liver cooked with common food can cure eye diseases.