Atractylodes


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

Species

Atractylodes is native to eastern Asia.Atractylodes amurensis – Korea, AmurAtractylodes carlinoides – Hubei Atractylodes japonica – Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Inner Mongolia, PrimoryeAtractylodes koreana – Korean atractylodes – Korea, Liaoning, Shandong Atractylodes lancea – Japan, Korea, Primorye, Myanmar, Vietnam, IndiaAtractylodes macrocephala – China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, IndiaAtractylodes ovata – ovate-leaf atractylodes – Primorye, Amur, Khabarovsk, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Inner Mongolia

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.