Atractylodes macrocephala is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. Atractylodes macrocephala is pungent, bitter, warm in nature, belongs to the spleen and stomach meridian, fragrant, dry and dispersing, can ascend and descend, goes away but does not guard. It has the effects of drying dampness and strengthening the spleen, removing filth and turbidity, dispelling wind and dispersing cold, and brightening the eyes. It is used for treating dampness in the spleen and stomach, abdominal distension, vomiting and diarrhea, dysentery, plague, miasma, malaria, cholera, wind-dampness, cold-damp paralysis, foot disease, impotence, night blindness, etc. It can be used as food therapy. Food compatibility of Atractylodes: Atractylodes should not be used together with caraway and garlic.