Atractylodes

Atractylodes is a genus of Asian flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.^[2][3]

Species

Atractylodes is native to eastern Asia.^[1][4]

• Atractylodes amurensis – Korea, Amur
• Atractylodes carlinoides – Hubei
• Atractylodes japonica – Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Inner Mongolia, Primorye
• Atractylodes koreana – Korean atractylodes^[5] – Korea, Liaoning, Shandong
• Atractylodes lancea – Japan, Korea, Primorye, Myanmar, Vietnam, India
• Atractylodes macrocephala – China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, India
• Atractylodes ovata – ovate-leaf atractylodes^[5] – Primorye, Amur, Khabarovsk, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Inner Mongolia
• Atractylodes rubra

Medicinal uses

Some species, including Atractylodes lancea and A. macrocephala (Chinese: 白朮), are used in traditional Chinese medicine.

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