Source】This product is the dried rhizome of Atractylodes alba, family Asteraceae. Alias】Shan thistle, Yang huo thistle (Eurasia), Artemisia (Benjing), Mountain mustard, Tian thistle (Wu Pu Ben Cao), Mountain ginger (Guangya), Kiliga (Southern Herb and Tree), Mountain essence (Shen Yao Jing). [Taste and Attribution]: Bitter, sweet, warm. Inducing the spleen and stomach meridians. Functions and Indications】Enhances the spleen, strengthens the qi, dries dampness and induces diuresis, stops sweating, and calms the fetus. It is used for spleen deficiency, diarrhea, abdominal distension, phlegm, vertigo, edema, spontaneous sweating, and fetal restlessness. Usage and dosage】For internal use: decoction, 1.5~3 qian; boil the paste or put into pills and pans. Medicinal Use: Not to be taken by those with Yin deficiency, dryness and thirst, stagnant and stuffy Qi. ①《本草经集注》：”Fangfeng and Diyu are the ambassadors.” ② “medicine of the righteousness”: “where depression and stagnation, bloating and accumulation, howling and panting, congestion, stomach pain from the fire, carbuncle and pus, black thinness and popular reality for swelling, are appropriate to avoid.” Suitable: spleen and stomach gas deficiency, not thinking about eating, tiredness and weakness, chronic diarrhea, digestive and absorption function is low; spontaneous sweating, easy sweating, old and young sweating, as well as children salivating is suitable for food. Avoid: stomach distension and abdominal distension, gas stagnation and fullness is contraindicated. The beauty benefits of Atractylodes Macrocephalae is mild, sweet and bitter, has the effect of slowing down the aging process, and also has a certain effect of skin whitening. The reason is that Atractylodes macrocephala has a very strong inhibitory effect on pathogenic bacteria in human skin such as Sclerotinia foggy epidermis. Beauty formula 1, with white atractylodes dipped in wine (or vinegar) such as the study of ink, evenly coated face, can whiten, clear heat and dry damp, kill mites, remove acne, treat freckles and dark spots. The holy doctor Li Shizhen once said that this formula for freckles is “the ultimate”; 2, three white soup: white peony, white atractylodes, white poria each 5 grams, licorice 2.5 grams, water decoction, warm. This beauty formula starts from harmonizing qi and blood and regulating the functions of the five organs, thus whitening and removing spots. Atractylodes macrocephala and Poria alba are traditionally used to moisturize and lighten the skin, and together with licorice they can also slow down aging. Atractylodes macrocephala has a two-way regulation of intestinal motility, so it is useful for both diarrhea caused by spleen deficiency and relieves constipation caused by spleen deficiency. Atractylodes Macrocephalae Whitening Mask How to use: Apply white peony powder, white atractylodes powder, white poria powder, a small amount of vinegar and water for 20 to 30 minutes, then apply to the face and wash off after the water is absorbed. Food method: you can directly take the Chinese medicine powder with plain water. Internal and external use, the effect is better. Atractylodes Macrocephala Tea Ingredients: 15 grams of Atractylodes Macrocephala, 3 grams of licorice, 600 ml of water, and 3 grams of green tea. Usage: Add Atractylodes macrocephala and licorice to water, boil for 10 minutes and add green tea. Drink warm in 3 times, then bubble and serve again, take 1 dose daily. Efficacy: strengthen the spleen, tonify the kidney, benefit the qi and blood. The ingredients] 250 grams of beef (lean), 15 grams of Atractylodes macrocephala, 10 grams of coriander, 10 grams of yellow wine, 50 grams of peanut oil, 5 grams of vinegar, 5 grams of soy sauce, 2 grams of monosodium glutamate, 2 grams of sesame oil. 【Detailed steps】 1, cooked white boiled beef slathered with soy sauce. Pot set on a high fire, pour in peanut oil, heat to 60%, the next beef fried until golden brown, then pulled out; 2, drain the oil, cut into 9 cm long, 2 cm wide, 0.5 cm thick slices, light side down neatly into the steam bowl, cilantro cut into 2 cm segments, onion sections, ginger slices, garlic half cut into garlic, half cut into garlic slices; 3, pot set on the fire, put sesame oil heat, put in the spices, onion, ginger, garlic slices. 4. put the steamed beef into the soup plate, decant the original soup and pour it into the pot, put on the fire, add white soup, wine, salt, monosodium glutamate, garlic and boil it with 10 grams of wet starch (5 grams of starch plus water) to make a thin thickening, put rice vinegar, sesame oil, burn it on the beef, sprinkle with cilantro. Atractylodes Macrocephala Pork Elbow Soup [Ingredients] 320g of pork elbow, 40g of Atractylodes Macrocephala, 40g of ginseng, 40g of ginger, 3g of salt. The atractylodes and ginseng are washed with water; 2, Atractylodes is sliced; 3, ginseng is cut; 4, pork elbow is washed with water; 5, ginger is washed with water, remove the ginger skin and sliced; 6, with the right amount of water, boil over a fierce fire until the water is boiling; 7, add the above prepared atractylodes, ginseng, pork elbow, ginger, switch to slow fire and continue to boil for about 3 hours; 8, add a little fine salt to taste, ready to drink. Atractylodes Macrocephalae Fish Soup [Ingredients] 640 grams of loach, 40 grams of Atractylodes Macrocephalae, 8 grams of peel, 4 grams of ginger, 4 grams of salt. The actual fish (loach) is cleaned, de-intestinalized and cut into pieces; 2, Atractylodes macrocephala is cleaned; 3, the peel is softened and scraped off the white; 4, the ginger is cleaned and shredded, put it into the pot, add the right amount of water and bring it to a rolling boil; 5, put the fish, change the slow boil for 2 hours, season to drink.