Scientific name Atractylodes Rank Genus | Higher classification Daisy family | |
Lower classifications Bai zhu, Atractylodes lancea | ||
Taoist chinese herbs white atractylodes
Atractylodes is a genus in the sunflower family.
Contents
The ants and and the aster atractylodes macrocephala bai zhu
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.
- 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 – 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
References
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