Atractylis Essential Oil (Atractylodes lancea)
Overview
Atractylis may also be referred to as Atractylis Ovata Root, Atractylodes Lancea Root, Atractyllodes lancea. It is typically processed using steam distilled as a method for extracting oil from the root.

Essential Facts
- Aroma Description: Peppery woody spicy warm dry elemi ginger galanga
- Common Name(s): Atractylis Ovata Root, Atractylodes Lancea Root, Atractyllodes lancea
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- Botanical Genus: Atractylodes
- Consistency: Waxy crystalline
- Color: Dark yellow to orange-red
- Indigenous Country: China and India
- Processing Methods: Steam Distilled
- Part Typically Used: Root
- Storage: Stored in a cool and dry well-closed container, keep away from moisture and strong light / heat.
- Shelf Life: Two years under well Storage situation and stored away from direct sun light.
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Conservation Status:
[NE] Not Evaluated
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Vegan
Essential Details
Benefits & Uses
May be benefitial for addressing the following ailments:
Therapeutic Benefits of Atractylis:
General Uses for Atractylis:
Skin care, food and pharma
Other Uses for Atractylis:
Sterilization, drive mosquito, air-purifying, disease prevention
Articles
Atractylis Articles or Publications:
- PubMed: Drought degree constrains the beneficial effects of a fungal endophyte on Atractylodes lancea.
- PubMed: [Screening and identification of an endophytic fungus from Atractylodes lancea which utilizes volatile oil selectively].
- PubMed: A valid approach in refractory glossodynia: a single-institution 5-year experience treating with Japanese traditional herbal (kampo) medicine.
- PubMed: Anti-UV/HIV activity of Kampo medicines and constituent plant extracts.
- PubMed: Cloning and characterization of a novel 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase gene from Salvia miltiorrhiza involved in diterpenoid tanshinone accumulation.
- PubMed: Pharmacotherapeutic effects of toki-shakuyaku-san on leukorrhagia in young women.
- PubMed: Traditional Chinese medicine for atopic eczema: PentaHerbs formula suppresses inflammatory mediators release from mast cells.
- PubMed: [Simultaneous determination of polyacetylene components in Cangzhu by reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography].