苍术

蒼朮

cāngzhú

noun

Meanings

1 Atractylodes lancea
2 the dried rhizome of black atractylodes (used in Chinese herbal medicine)

Characters

dark green; grey

atractylodes (herb)

Examples

苍术常用于祛湿消胀。

Cāngzhú cháng.

Cangzhu is often used to dispel dampness and ease bloating.

瘟疫流行时，古人用苍术焚烧熏屋。

Liúxíng shí, gǔrén cāngzhú.

During the plague years, the ancients burned cangzhu to fumigate their homes.

Tips

usage

The 术 reading is the herbal-medicine reading, not shù. Pairs with 白术 in TCM: 苍术 is the stronger drying agent, 白术 the gentler spleen tonic.

Stroke Order

苍 cāng

术 shù