Cang Zhu Granules

SKU	BPG355
Brand	Blue Poppy Granules - Single Herbs
Unit Size	100g
Potency	5:1
Taste	acrid, bitter - Bensky
Properties	Warm - Bensky
Contraindications	Contraindicated for internal heat from yin deficiency or where there is profuse sweating from deficiency in the exterior. - Bensky
Chinese Symptomology	Reduced appetite, diarrhea, epigastric distention and pressure, fatigue, nausea and vomiting: Chills, fever, headache, bodyaches, nasal congestion; Vaginal discharge, swollen and sore joints: Night Blindness, diminished vision, rough sensation in the eyes - Bensky
Actions	Dries dampness, induces sweating, strengthens the Spleen and Stomach, treats atrophy disorders from damp-heat in the lower burner, helps the vision.
Pattern	Dampness obstructing the middle burner and blocking the transportive and transformative function of the Spleen; Wind-dampness; Wind-cold-dampness; Damp-heat pouring downward - Bensky
Channels Entered	Spleen, Stomach - Bensky
Tongue	Thick, greasy tongue coating - Bensky
English name	Atractylodes Rhizome

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Description	Excerpted from Bensk: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed. Strongly dries dampness and strengthens the Spleen: for dampness obstructing the middle burner and blocking the transportive and transformative functions of the Spleen. Symptoms include reduced appetite, diarrhea, epigastric distention and pressure, fatigue, nausea and vomiting, and a thick, greasy tongue coating.* Induces sweating and dispels wind-dampness: for exterior conditions due to wind-cold-dampness as well as wind-dampness. Symptoms include chills, fever, hadache, body aches, and nasal congestion.* Clears dampness from the lower burner: for damp-heat pouring downward (as in leg qi and some forms of atrophy disorders), vaginal discharge, and swollen, sore joints. Although this herb is warm, it is very effectve for drying dampness; when combined with herbs that clear heat, it is used for damp-heat disorders.* Improves the vision: for night blindness or diminished vision with a rough sensation in the eyes.*