| bai zhu (yu zhu, dong zhu) 白朮 cang zhu 蒼朮 By: Joe Hing Kwok Chu  | To enlarge, click on the picture. . |
| | Present Day Applications: | to be loaded | | Pharmaceutical name: | Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae | | Latin botanical name: | Atratylodes macrocephala Koidz | | Pron. in Japanese: | byakujutsu | | Pron. in Korean: | paekch'ul | | Pron. in Cantonese: | pak shoot | | Other Names: | 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。 | | Common Name: | Bighead atractylodes rhizome | | Distribution: | | | Properties (characteristics) | 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: | Related to spleen and stomach channels. 入脾﹐胃經。 | | Actions & Indications: | 1. for hardening of liver, liver cancer. In case of yinxu, use raw bai zhu plus other herbs according to diagnostics. (1) 2. children drooling (2) 3. Meniere's disease (3) 4. constipation (4) 5. chronic back pain (5) 6. acute infection of intestine (6) 7. low white cell count (8)
| | Medical Functions: | 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 | | Chemical ingredients: | Contains about 1.4% of vaporizing oil, atractylol, atractylon, selina-4 (15) -7 (11) -dien-8-one, attractylenolide, 8-b-ethoxy atractylenolide III, vitamin A. | 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: | Sample of formulae: Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang, 半夏白朮天麻湯 Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, 補中益氣湯 Gui Pi Tang, 歸脾湯 Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Tang, 藿香正氣湯 Li Zhong Wan, 理中丸 Si Jun Zi Tang, 四君子湯 Shi Quan Da Bu Tang, 十全大補湯 wu ling san 五苓散 Xiao Yao Wan, 逍遙丸 Yu Ping Feng San, 玉屏風散 Zhen Wu Tang 真武湯 zhi dai fang 止帶方 (yeast infection formula)
| | Modern Research: | 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。 Bibliography
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. =============================================================== 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 For complete article click here. |
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