Atractylodes

Atractylodes is a genus of Asian flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.

Species

Atractylodes is native to eastern Asia.

• 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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