Atractylodes is a genus of Asian flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1838. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 7(1): 48Tropicos, Atractylodes DC.
Species Atractylodes is native to eastern Asia.Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 39 苍术属 cang shu shu Atractylodes Candolle Atractylodes amurensis – Korea, Amur Atractylodes carlinoides – Hubei Atractylodes japonica – Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Inner Mongolia, Primorye Atractylodes koreana – Korean atractylodes – Korea, Liaoning, Shandong Atractylodes lancea – Japan, Korea, Primorye, Myanmar, Vietnam, India Atractylodes macrocephala – China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, India Atractylodes ovata – ovate-leaf atractylodes – Primorye, Amur, Khabarovsk, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Inner Mongolia Atractylodes rubra
Medicinal uses The rhizome of some species, including Atractylodes lancea, and A. macrocephala (), are used in traditional Chinese medicine, and in Japanese medicine, as a diuretic, an anti-inflammatory, an anti-coagulant, together with other uses.
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