Atractylodes

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

Species
Atractylodes is native to eastern Asia.
 * Atractylodes amurensis – Korea, Amur
 * Atractylodes carlinoides – Hubei
 * Atractylodes japonica – 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

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.