Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae belongs to the category of qi tonic, with the effects of strengthening the spleen and benefiting qi, drying dampness and inducing diuresis (drying dampness and reducing water-dampness in the body), stopping sweating, and tranquilizing the fetus. It is used for spleen deficiency with little food, abdominal distension and diarrhea, phlegm, palpitations, edema, spontaneous sweating, and restlessness of the fetus. Atractylodes macrocephala is good at drying dampness and inducing diuresis, while fried atractylodes macrocephala is good at tonifying the qi and strengthening the spleen. It is recommended to use the medicine under the guidance of a professional physician to bring out the best therapeutic effect of the medicine. Atractylodes macrocephala is bitter, sweet and warm in nature, and is commonly used in the treatment of weak spleen qi (spleen qi weakness), dysfunction of transportation and digestion caused by inability to eat and drink, epigastric and abdominal cold pain (gastric and abdominal pain in the cold), fatigue, bloating and diarrhea, etc.; it can also be used for stagnation of water and dampness, phlegm (the formation of water metabolism disorders of the pathology of the product), edema and other diseases. It can also be used for symptoms such as excessive sweating and perspiration due to deficiency of the epidermis (weakness of the muscle epidermis leading to abnormal sweating out); in addition, it can also improve the symptoms such as fetal yuan not being solidified, lumbar soreness and abdominal pain, and lack of vital energy. Note that Atractylodes macrocephala enters the spleen and stomach meridians, so it is only suitable for the evidence of dampness in the middle Jiao, and should not be used for those who have heat in yin deficiency or fluid deficiency. Atractylodes macrocephala is strong in drying dampness, so it is easy to injure yin if over-served or over-served for a long time.