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Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC.


Botanical Name	:	Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC.
English Name	:	Southern tsangshu
Synonym(s)	:	Atractylis lanceaThunb., Atractylis ovata Thunb., Atractylodes chinensis (DC.)Koidz., Atractylodes ovata (Thunb.)DC.
Family	:	Asteraceae

General Info

Herb Effects

Antibacterial, antiemetic, appetizer, digestive, diuretic, hypoglycaemic, sedative, stomachic and tonic (root)

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Chemistry

Active Ingredients

2-Furaldehyde, atractylodinol, atractylon, beta -eudesmol, beta-selinene, elemol, furfural and hinesol (rhizome)

Chemistry of Active Ingredients

Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

2-Furaldehyde

Not Available

furan-2-carbaldehyde

C₅H₄O₂

Atractylodinol

Not Available

(E)-9-(2-furyl)non-8
-en-4,6-diyn-1-ol

C₁₃H₁₂O₂

Atractylon

98309-94-5

Not Available

C₁₅H₂₀O

beta-Eudesmol

473-15-4

2-(4a-methyl-8-methy
lidene-decalin-2-yl)
propan-2-ol

C₁₅H₂₆O

Beta-selinene

18423-23-9

4a-methyl-1-methylid
ene-7-prop-1-en-2-yl
-decalin

C₁₅H₂₄

Elemol

8024-27-9

2-(4-ethenyl-4-methy
l-3-prop-1-en-2-yl-c
yclohexyl)propan-2-o
l

C₁₅H₂₆O

Furfural

Not Available

furan-2-carbaldehyde

C₅H₄O₂

Hinesol

4895-33-4

2-[(2R,6S)-6,10-dime
thyl-2-spiro[4.5]dec
-9-enyl]propan-2-ol

C₁₅H₂₆O

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

The root is used in the treatment of poor appetite, digestive disorders such as dyspepsia, abdominal distension and chronic diarrhoea, rheumatoid arthritis, oedema, spontaneous sweating and night blindness.

Reference

Jing-Nuan Wu. An Illustrated Chinese Materia Medica. P: 122, Oxford University Press, Inc.2005.

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