Atractylodes lancea
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Atractylodes lancea Thunb. is a species of Atractylodes
that grows in central China . It is one source of cāng zhú
, a Chinese herbal medicine that acts primarily on the digestive system.
Atractylodes
Atractylodes is a genus in the plant family Asteraceae.-Medicinal uses:Some species, including Atractylodes lancea and A. macrocephala , are used in traditional Chinese medicine.-Species:*Atractylodes carlinoides...
that grows in central China . It is one source of cāng zhú
Cāng zhú
Cāng zhú , also known as black atractylodes rhizome or Rhizoma Atractylodes, is a Chinese herbal medicine. It is the dried rhizome of Atractylodes lancea DC., Atractylodes chinensis Koidz, or certain other local species including Atractylodes japonica Koidz. Cāng zhú (苍术 or 蒼术 or 蒼朮), also...
, a Chinese herbal medicine that acts primarily on the digestive system.