Atractylodes Explained

Atractylodes is a genus of Asian flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.^{[1] [2]}

Species

Atractylodes is native to eastern Asia.^[3]

• Atractylodes amurensis – Korea, Amur
  • Atractylodes carlinoides – Hubei Atractylodes japonica – Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Inner Mongolia, Primorye
  • Atractylodes koreana – Korean atractylodes^[4] – 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,^[5] as a diuretic, an anti-inflammatory, an anti-coagulant, together with other uses.^[6]

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/7156#page/53/mode/1up Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de. 1838. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 7(1): 48
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40022449 Tropicos, Atractylodes DC.
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=103101 Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 39 苍术属 cang shu shu Atractylodes Candolle
4. Book: English Names for Korean Native Plants . . 2015 . 978-89-97450-98-5 . Pocheon . 370 . 17 December 2016 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170525105020/http://www.forest.go.kr/kna/special/download/English_Names_for_Korean_Native_Plants.pdf . 25 May 2017 .
5. Web site: KEGG DRUG: Atractylodes rhizome . 2024-07-12 . www.genome.jp.
6. Web site: Kampo virtual class Japanese Kampo Medicine｜Kampo Igaku Center Keio University Medical School: Atractylodis-rhizoma . 2024-07-12 . www.keio-kampo.jp.