''Atractylodes'' is a genus of Asian

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s in the family

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Species

''Atractylodes'' is native to eastern

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/ref> * '' Atractylodes amurensis'' –

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* '' Atractylodes carlinoides'' –

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* '' Atractylodes japonica'' ( ja, オケラ (植物) ''okera'', Eastern ''ukera, ukira'') – Japan,

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* '' Atractylodes koreana'' – Korean atractylodes –

, Liaoning, Shandong * ''

Atractylodes lancea ''Atractylodes lancea'' is a species of '' Atractylodes'' that grows in central China. It is one source of cāng zhú, a Chinese herbal medicine Chinese herbology () is the theory of traditional Chinese herbal therapy, which accounts for t ...

'' – Japan,

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Atractylodes macrocephala ''Atractylodes macrocephala'' Koidz., bái zhú 白术 is a species of '' Atractylodes'' that grows in central China. The roots are consumed as a Chinese herbal medicine. Description ''Atractylodes macrocephala'' are herbs that reach a size of 2 ...

'' – China, Japan,

* '' Atractylodes ovata'' – ovate-leaf atractylodes –

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, Japan,

* '' Atractylodes rubra''

Medicinal uses

Some species, including ''

'' and '' A. macrocephala'' (), are used in

traditional Chinese medicine Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an alternative medicine, alternative medical practice drawn from traditional medicine in China. It has been described as "fraught with pseudoscience", with the majority of its treatments having no logica ...

References

Cynareae Plants used in traditional Chinese medicine Asteraceae genera {{Cynareae-stub