Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC. |
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Botanical Name |
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Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC. |
English
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Southern tsangshu |
Synonym(s) |
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Atractylis lanceaThunb., Atractylis ovata Thunb., Atractylodes chinensis (DC.)Koidz., Atractylodes ovata (Thunb.)DC. |
Family |
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Asteraceae |
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General Info
Herb Effects |
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Antibacterial, antiemetic, appetizer, digestive, diuretic, hypoglycaemic, sedative, stomachic and tonic (root) |
Chemistry
Active Ingredients |
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2-Furaldehyde, atractylodinol, atractylon, beta -eudesmol, beta-selinene, elemol, furfural and hinesol (rhizome) |
Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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IUPAC Name |
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2-Furaldehyde |
Not Available |
furan-2-carbaldehyde |
C5H4O2 |
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Atractylodinol |
Not Available |
(E)-9-(2-furyl)non-8 -en-4,6-diyn-1-ol |
C13H12O2 |
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Atractylon |
98309-94-5 |
Not Available |
C15H20O |
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beta-Eudesmol |
473-15-4 |
2-(4a-methyl-8-methy lidene-decalin-2-yl) propan-2-ol |
C15H26O |
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Beta-selinene |
18423-23-9 |
4a-methyl-1-methylid ene-7-prop-1-en-2-yl -decalin |
C15H24 |
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Elemol |
8024-27-9 |
2-(4-ethenyl-4-methy l-3-prop-1-en-2-yl-c yclohexyl)propan-2-o l |
C15H26O |
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Furfural |
Not Available |
furan-2-carbaldehyde |
C5H4O2 |
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Hinesol |
4895-33-4 |
2-[(2R,6S)-6,10-dime thyl-2-spiro[4.5]dec -9-enyl]propan-2-ol |
C15H26O |
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Pharmacology
Medicinal Use |
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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 |
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Jing-Nuan Wu. An Illustrated Chinese Materia Medica. P: 122, Oxford University Press, Inc.2005.
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