Atractylodes is a genus of Asian flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][3]
| Atractylodes | |
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| Atractylodes lancea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Carduoideae |
| Tribe: | Cardueae |
| Subtribe: | Carlininae |
| Genus: | Atractylodes DC. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Giraldia Baroni | |
Species
editAtractylodes 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
editThe rhizome of some species, including Atractylodes lancea, and A. macrocephala (Chinese: 白朮), are used in traditional Chinese medicine, and in Japanese medicine,[6] as a diuretic, an anti-inflammatory, an anti-coagulant, together with other uses.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1838. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 7(1): 48
- ^ Tropicos, Atractylodes DC.
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 39 苍术属 cang shu shu Atractylodes Candolle
- ^ a b English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 370. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2016 – via Korea Forest Service.
- ^ "KEGG DRUG: Atractylodes rhizome". www.genome.jp. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ "Kampo virtual class | Japanese Kampo Medicine｜Kampo Igaku Center Keio University Medical School: Atractylodis-rhizoma". www.keio-kampo.jp. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
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