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Maoshan atractylodes [root]

茅朮 〔茅朮〕máo zhú

Latin pharmacognostic name: Atractylodis Rhizoma Maoshanense%#%

Alternate Chinese names: 茅苍朮 máo cāng zhú; 茅山苍朮 máo shān cāng zhú

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC.; Atractylodes chinensis (DC.) Koidz. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin (other sources): Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC.; Atractylodes chinensis Koidz.; Atractylodes japonica Koidz. ex Kitam.; Atractylodes koreana Nakai; Atractylodes chinensis Koidz. var. simplicifolia Kitag.; Atractylodes chinensis var. quinqueloba; Atractylodes chinensis var. liaotungensis

Use: Medicinal

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Notes: This is 苍朮 produced on Máoshān mountain in the province of Jiāngsū in eastern China. It is the best quality atractylodes.

See also: Cāng zhú (苍朮 Atractylodis Rhizoma, atractylodes [rhizome])

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