Atractylodes macrocephala
| Atractylodes macrocephala | |
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| Dried roots of A. macrocephala | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Atractylodes |
| Species: | A. macrocephala
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| Binomial name | |
| Atractylodes macrocephala | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 白朮 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 白术 | ||||||||||||||
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Atractylodes macrocephala (simplified Chinese: 白术; traditional Chinese: 白朮; pinyin: báizhú) is a species of Atractylodes that grows in central China. The roots are consumed as a Chinese herbal medicine.