术苗，中药名。为菊科苍术属植物白术AtractylodesmacrocephalaKoidz.的苗叶。分布于江苏、浙江、福建、江西、安徽、四川、湖北及湖南等地有栽培，但在江西、湖南、浙江、四川有野生，野生于山坡草地及山坡林下。具有利水止汗之功效。用于水肿，气短，多汗。
Shu-miao, name of Chinese Medicinal Material. It refers to the seedlings of Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz., a plant of the Asteraceae family. It is cultivated in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Anhui, Sichuan, Hubei, and Hunan, but can be found growing wild in Jiangxi, Hunan, Zhejiang, and Sichuan, typically on grassy slopes and under hillside forests. It is known for its function of promoting diuresis and reducing sweating. It is used for edema, shortness of breath, and excessive sweating.

功效作用 功能
Efficacy and Functions

利水止汗。主治
Promote diuresis and stop sweating. Indications:

用于水肿，气短，多汗。用法用量
Used for edema, shortness of breath, and excessive sweating. Dosage and administration.

内服：6-9g，煎汤代茶饮。注意事项
Internal administration: 6-9g, decocted in water instead of tea. Precautions.

1、外伤流血或慢性出血者禁用。2、气滞胀闷者慎服。相关论述

1. Prohibited for use in cases of external bleeding or chronic bleeding.2. Use with caution in cases of qi stagnation and distention. Related discussions.

《纲目》：“止自汗。”临床应用 相关配伍
"《纲目》："Stop spontaneous sweating." Clinical applications and related compatibility.

1、肠癌泄泻：术苗、车前子各15g，水煎服，每日1剂。2、胃癌口淡：生白术根15g捣烂、术苗50g，加水适量，放锅上蒸20min。倾取其汁液，加蜂蜜适量，每日3次口服，每次口服10-15ml。（1-2方出自《实用抗癌素食》）加工炮制 采收加工

1. For diarrhea caused by colorectal cancer: 15g of Semen Vaccariae (Wang Bu Liu Xing) and 15g of Plantago seeds (Che Qian Zi) are decocted in water and taken orally once daily.2. For bland taste in the mouth due to stomach cancer: Crush 15g of fresh Atractylodes macrocephala (Bai Zhu) roots, mix with 50g of Semen Vaccariae (Wang Bu Liu Xing), add an appropriate amount of water, and steam over a pot for 20 minutes. Collect the juice, add an appropriate amount of honey, and take orally three times a day, 10-15ml each time. (The above prescriptions are from "Practical Anti-Cancer Vegetarian Diet") Processing and preparation: Harvest and process.

冬季采收。植物学信息 植物种属
Winter harvest. Botanical information on plant species.

菊科苍术属植物白术。形态特征
The plant of the Asteraceae family belongs to the Atractylodes genus, known as Atractylodes macrocephala. It has the following morphological characteristics:

多年生草本，高20-60厘米，根状茎结节状。茎直立，通常自中下部长分枝，全部光滑无毛。中部茎叶有长3-6厘米的叶柄，叶片通常3-5羽状全裂，极少兼杂不裂而叶为长椭圆形的。侧裂片1-2对，倒披针形、椭圆形或长椭圆形，长4.5-7厘米，宽1.5-2厘米；顶裂片比侧裂片大，倒长卵形、长椭圆形或椭圆形；自中部茎叶向上向下，叶渐小，与中部茎叶等样分裂，接花序下部的叶不裂，椭圆形或长椭圆形，无柄；或大部茎叶不裂，但总兼杂有3-5羽状全裂的叶。全部叶质地薄，纸质，两面绿色，无毛，边缘或裂片边缘有长或短针刺状缘毛或细刺齿。头状花序单生茎枝顶端，植株通常有6-10个头状花序，但不形成明显的花序式排列。苞叶绿色，长3-4厘米，针刺状羽状全裂。总苞大，宽钟状，直径3-4厘米。总苞片9-10层，覆瓦状排列；外层及中外层长卵形或三角形，长6-8毫米；中层披针形或椭圆状披针形，长11-16毫米；最内层宽线形，长2厘米，顶端紫红色。全部苞片顶端钝，边缘有白色蛛丝毛。小花长1.7厘米，紫红色，冠檐5深裂。瘦果倒圆锥状，长7.5毫米，被顺向顺伏的稠密白色的长直毛。冠毛刚毛羽毛状，污白色，长1.5厘米，基部结合成环状。花果期8-10月。生长环境
Perennial herb, 20-60 centimeters tall, with nodular rhizomes. The stem is erect, usually branching from the middle to lower part, smooth and hairless throughout. The middle stem leaves have petioles 3-6 centimeters long, usually with 3-5 pinnately lobed leaflets, rarely entire and elliptic. Lateral lobes 1-2 pairs, lanceolate, elliptic, or elongated elliptic, 4.5-7 centimeters long, 1.5-2 centimeters wide; terminal lobe larger than lateral lobes, ovate, elongated elliptic, or elliptic; as the leaves go up or down from the middle stem, they gradually become smaller, similarly lobed as the middle stem leaves, lower leaves near the inflorescence are not lobed, elliptic or elongated elliptic, sessile; or most stem leaves are not lobed, but there may be 3-5 pinnately lobed leaves mixed in. All leaves are thin, papery, green on both sides, hairless, with long or short needle-like marginal hairs or fine serrations on the edges or lobes. Capitulum solitary at the apex of the stem, usually with 6-10 capitula per plant, but not forming a distinct cymose arrangement. Bracts green, 3-4 centimeters long, needle-like pinnately lobed. Involucre large, campanulate, 3-4 centimeters in diameter. Involucral bracts 9-10 layers, imbricate; outer and middle outer bracts ovate or triangular, 6-8 millimeters long; middle bracts lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, 11-16 millimeters long; innermost bracts broadly linear, 2 centimeters long, purple-red at the apex. All bracts have blunt tips, with white silky hairs on the edges. Florets 1.7 centimeters long, purple-red, corolla deeply 5-lobed. Achenes inverted-conical, 7.5 millimeters long, covered with dense straight white hairs in the same direction. Pappus bristles stiff, plumose, dirty white, 1.5 centimeters long, basally fused into a ring. Flowering and fruiting period is from August to October. Growth environment.

在江苏、浙江、福建、江西、安徽、四川、湖北及湖南等地有栽培，但在江西、湖南、浙江、四川有野生，野生于山坡草地及山坡林下。
It is cultivated in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Anhui, Sichuan, Hubei, and Hunan, but it grows wild in Jiangxi, Hunan, Zhejiang, and Sichuan, where it can be found on mountain grasslands and under the forests on mountain slopes.