Atractylodes
Atractylodes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Tribe: | Cynareae |
Genus: | Atractylodes DC. |
Synonyms[1] | |
Giraldia Baroni |
Atractylodes is a genus in the sunflower family.[2][3]
Medicinal uses
Some species, including Atractylodes lancea and A. macrocephala (Chinese: 白朮), are used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Species
Atractylodes is native to eastern Asia.[1][4]
- Atractylodes amurensis - Korea, Amur
- Atractylodes carlinoides - Hubei
- Atractylodes japonica (Japanese: オケラ (植物) okera, Eastern ukera, ukira) - Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Inner Mongolia, Primorye
- Atractylodes koreana - Korea, Liaoning, Shandong
- Atractylodes lancea - Japan, Korea, Primorye, Myanmar, Vietnam, India
- Atractylodes macrocephala - China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, India
- Atractylodes ovata - Primorye, Amur, Khabarovsk, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Inner Mongolia
- Atractylodes rubra
References
External links
- "Atractylodes". Plantarium (in Russian).
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