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The chunky rhizome of Atractylodes macrocephala, sold as cream-coloured slices with a brown rind and a warm camphor-sweet aroma. It simmers into tonic soup packs, giving the broth a dry, earthy herbaceous note that reads instantly as 'herbal soup'.
Nature · warming Flavour · sweet、bitter Meridians · spleen、stomach
In the tradition it is the spleen-strengthener and damp-dryer of the four-gentlemen family of tonics, used to build qi, firm the middle and check sweating.
Soak and rinse the dried slices.
浙江（於潛白朮，浙八味之一） — AU herbal shops sell bulk slices (Wellsoon 600g)
Herbal shops / specialists · A$6.67–6.67 / 100g
Wellsoon Bai Zhu 白术 600g bulk $39.99
“The pot she makes when someone needs looking after.”
Lo Fo Tong is cultural food-heritage reference, not medical advice. If you are pregnant, unwell or on medication, talk to your doctor or registered practitioner before changing what is in the pot.