苍术

蒼朮
cāngzhú
noun

Meanings

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

Examples

Cāngzhú cháng.
Cangzhu is often used to dispel dampness and ease bloating.
Liúxíng shí, gǔrén cāngzhú.
During the plague years, the ancients burned cangzhu to fumigate their homes.

Tips

usage
The 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

cāng
shù