Herb in Thai notifiable formulas
Atractylodes Lancea Rhizome
โกฐเขมา · Kot Khamao
Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC.
- Family
- Compositae
- Part used
- rhizome
- Crude drug
- Atractylodis Lanceae Rhizoma Atractylodes Lancea Rhizome
- Other names
- Swordlike Atractylodes Rhizome
- In the announcement
- Used in 31 notifiable formulas (11 as capsules)
Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia (THP)
Constituents and quality criteria of Atractylodes Lancea Rhizome
Summarised from the Stomachic Atractylodes Lancea Rhizome monograph of the Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences, the standard used to test the dried rhizome.
The pharmacopoeia sets no minimum marker content for this herb. Use the raw material quality criteria below for acceptance testing.
Constituents
Atractylodes Lancea Rhizome contains volatile oil, of which atractylodin and β -eudesmol are its major components. It also contains sesquiterpenoids (e.g., atractylenolides), triterpenoids, sterols, etc.
Raw material quality criteria
| Foreign matter | Not more than 7.0% w/w |
| Total ash | Not more than 7.0% w/w |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 1.5% w/w |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 35.0% w/w |
| Ethanol-soluble extractive | Not less than 12.0% w/w |
| Volatile oil | Not less than 1.4% v/w |
Storage: Atractylodes Lancea Rhizome shall be kept in well-closed containers, preferably of metal or glass, protected from light and stored in a cool and dry place.
Source: Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences (online edition, accessed 21 October 2026)Read the full THP monograph
Formulas using Atractylodes Lancea Rhizome
31 formulas containing Atractylodes Lancea Rhizome
Select a formula to see its ingredients and indications. Formula names and indications are a reference translation; the Thai announcement is the legal text.
- Ya Chanthalila Traditional formula for feverRelieves fever (khai tua ron) and fever with the change of seasons (khai plian rudu)
- Ya Prasa Pro Yai Kaempferia formula for childhood tan sangCounteracts the toxic effects (thon phit) of tan sang (a traditional Thai childhood disorder) in children with symptoms such as abdominal pain, abdominal bloating and flatulence, frequent small loose stools, loss of appetite, etc.
- Ya Prap Chomphu Thawip Traditional formula for early colds and allergy symptomsRelieves early-stage common cold symptoms and symptoms caused by weather-related allergy (phae akat)
- Ya That Banchop Digestive element formula for bloating and loose stoolsRelieves abdominal bloating and flatulence; relieves abnormal stools due to disordered elements (utchara that phikan), diarrhea not caused by infection, e.g. stool without mucus or blood, and diarrhea without fever
- Ya Wisamphaya Yai Traditional formula for bloating and colicRelieves abdominal bloating, flatulence and abdominal colic/flatulent discomfort
- Ya Mantha That Formula for weak digestion and bloatingRelieves abdominal bloating and flatulence, relieves disordered elements (that)
- Ya Maha Chak Yai Traditional formula for lom sang and bloatingRelieves lom sang (a wind (lom) disorder associated with childhood sang), relieves abdominal bloating and flatulence
- Ya Thorani Santhakhat Traditional formula for kasai and constipationRelieves kasai sen (kasai affecting the channels/sinews, sen), thao dan (a hardened band or mass in the abdomen) and constipation
- Ya Sahatsathara Traditional formula to expel wind in the channelsExpels wind (lom) in the channels (sen), relieves coarse wind disorders (lom kong yap)
- Ya Prasa Phon Samo Thai Chebulic myrobalan formula for constipationRelieves lom phan sai (a wind (lom) disorder affecting the intestines), relieves constipation with hard, pellet-like stools (phanraduek)
- Ya Bamrung Lohit Blood-nourishing formulaBlood tonic (bamrung lohit)
- Ya Chanthalila Traditional formula for feverRelieves fever (khai tua ron) and fever with the change of seasons (khai plian rudu)
- Ya Chanthalila Traditional formula for feverRelieves fever (khai tua ron) and fever with the change of seasons (khai plian rudu)
- Ya Prasa Pro Yai Kaempferia formula for childhood tan sangCounteracts the toxic effects (thon phit) of tan sang (a traditional Thai childhood disorder) in children with symptoms such as abdominal pain, abdominal bloating and flatulence, frequent small loose stools, loss of appetite, etc.
- Ya Prasa Pro Yai Kaempferia formula for childhood tan sangCounteracts the toxic effects (thon phit) of tan sang (a traditional Thai childhood disorder) in children with symptoms such as abdominal pain, abdominal bloating and flatulence, frequent small loose stools, loss of appetite, etc.
- Ya Hom Inthachak Fragrant formula for faintness and nauseaRelieves lom bat tha chit (a wind (lom) disorder affecting the mind), relieves nausea and vomiting, relieves wind (lom) causing abdominal colic/flatulent discomfort
- Ya Hom Inthachak Fragrant formula for faintness and nauseaRelieves lom bat tha chit (a wind (lom) disorder affecting the mind), relieves nausea and vomiting, relieves wind (lom) causing abdominal colic/flatulent discomfort
- Ya Prap Chomphu Thawip Traditional formula for early colds and allergy symptomsRelieves early-stage common cold symptoms and symptoms caused by weather-related allergy (phae akat)
- Ya Hom Thep Chit Fragrant cordial formula for dizziness and palpitationsRelieves subtle wind (lom kong la-iat) causing symptoms such as dizziness, faintness (sawing sawai), palpitations, etc., and nourishes the mind (bamrung duang chit) so that it is refreshed
- Ya Kamlang Ratchasi Formula 1 Lion's strength blood tonic, Formula 1Blood tonic (bamrung lohit)
- Ya That Banchop Digestive element formula for bloating and loose stoolsRelieves abdominal bloating and flatulence; relieves abnormal stools due to disordered elements (utchara that phikan), diarrhea not caused by infection, e.g. stool without mucus or blood, and diarrhea without fever
- Ya That Banchop Digestive element formula for bloating and loose stoolsRelieves abdominal bloating and flatulence; relieves abnormal stools due to disordered elements (utchara that phikan), diarrhea not caused by infection, e.g. stool without mucus or blood, and diarrhea without fever
- Ya Hom Nawakot Fragrant nine-kot formula for dizziness and nauseaRelieves dizziness due to wind (lom wing wian), nausea and vomiting (wind causing tightness in the chest, lom chuk naen nai ok) in the elderly; relieves post-fever wind (lom plai khai) (after recovering from fever, symptoms remain such as nausea, dizziness, loss of appetite, abdominal bloating and fatigue)
- Ya Wisamphaya Yai Traditional formula for bloating and colicRelieves abdominal bloating, flatulence and abdominal colic/flatulent discomfort
- Ya Mantha That Formula for weak digestion and bloatingRelieves abdominal bloating and flatulence, relieves disordered elements (that)
- Ya Maha Chak Yai Traditional formula for lom sang and bloatingRelieves lom sang (a wind (lom) disorder associated with childhood sang), relieves abdominal bloating and flatulence
- Ya Thorani Santhakhat Traditional formula for kasai and constipationRelieves kasai sen (kasai affecting the channels/sinews, sen), thao dan (a hardened band or mass in the abdomen) and constipation
- Ya Hom Thipphaosot Divine-remedy fragrant formula for dizzinessRelieves dizziness due to wind (lom wing wian)
- Ya Prasa Phon Samo Thai Chebulic myrobalan formula for constipationRelieves lom phan sai (a wind (lom) disorder affecting the intestines), relieves constipation with hard, pellet-like stools (phanraduek)
- Ya Bamrung Lohit Blood-nourishing formulaBlood tonic (bamrung lohit)
- Ya Suwannakesara Traditional pregnancy tonic formulaPregnancy tonic (bamrung khan); relieves fever during pregnancy (khai nai khan raksa)
Development potential
Develop Atractylodes Lancea Rhizome into a product with the TIBD group
In notifiable formulas31 formulasused in multi-herb formulas
THP raw-material criteria6 testsfor acceptance testing before production
Marker with a minimum contentNot setquality is checked with the raw-material criteria
Testing in the groupVISBIOVolatile compound analysis by GC-MS
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