Chinese: bai zhu
English: white atractylodes rhizome
Pharmaceutical Name: Atractylodis macrocephalae Rhizoma
Properties: Bitter, sweet, warm
Standard Species: Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz, Atractylodes japonica Koidzumi ex Kitamura (Japanese Pharmacopoeia)
Atractylodes japonica Koidz. – - Naito Medicinal Herbal Garden, Gifu, Japan (Photo by TH. Tanaka)
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