Atractylodes

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Atractylodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Cynareae
Genus: Atractylodes
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Species

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Atractylodes is a genus in the plant family Asteraceae.

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Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz., medicinally known as Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (白朮), is an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine.

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