Properties of Atractylodes lancea Rhizome(Cang Zhu).

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Dosage and Administration.

Atractylodes Rhizome Extract Swordlike Atractylodes Rhizome Atractylodes lancea Thunb DC Atractylodes chinensis DC Koidz photo picture image Dosage:3-9g.decocted in water for an oral dose.

 Contraindicgations:interior heat syndromes due to yin-deficiency, and hyperhidrosis due to qi-deficiency.

 Toxicity of Swordlike Atractylodes Rhizome (Cang Zhu):

 Smoking mice and rats with an incense made from Cang Zhu and argyi leaves for 0.5-2 hours does not lead to abnormal outward appearances or pathologic changes. No adverse effects are experienced by any of 4000+ healthy people who have slept for 30 consecutive days in rooms where a coil of incense made from Cang Zhu and argyi leaves is burned throughout the night.

 Toxicity of Rhizoma Atractylodes Macrocephalae (Bai Zhu):

 The LD50 for peritoneal injection of Rhizoma Atractylodes Macrocephalae (Bai Zhu) is 13.3 g/kg. When rats were fed decoctions of the herb in doses of 0.5 g/kg for one to two months, no toxic symptoms developed. However, a mild lymphopenia and anemia did develop without any signs of damage to the brain, heart, or liver."

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Reference:

citations1.Atractylodes lancea Rhizome(Cang Zhu) and Rhizoma Atractylodes Macrocephalae (Bai Zhu).

last edit date:2nd,June.2009.