苍术

蒼朮

cāngzhú

noun

Meanings

HSK 7-9

苍术常用于祛湿消胀。

Cāngzhú cháng yòngyú qūshī xiāozhàng.

Cangzhu is often used to dispel dampness and ease bloating.

HSK 7-9

瘟疫流行时，古人用苍术焚烧熏屋。

Wēnyì liúxíng shí, gǔrén yòng cāngzhú fénshāo xūnwū.

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

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.

苍 cāng

术 shù