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REVIEW article

Front. Vet. Sci.
Sec. Animal Nutrition and Metabolism
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1518433
This article is part of the Research Topic Natural Compounds/Products and Livestock Productivity: Enhancing Antioxidant Levels, Gut Health, Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Disease Control View all 18 articles

The biological function of Atractylodes lancea and its application in animal husbandry: A review

Provisionally accepted
Yang Gao Yang Gao 1*Xue Ma Xue Ma 1Jiahui Li Jiahui Li 1Difei Wang Difei Wang 1Bo Chen Bo Chen 1Xuexi Yang Xuexi Yang 1Huan Leng Huan Leng 2
  • 1 Baicheng Normal Uiversity, Jilin, China
  • 2 Biogas Institute of Ministry of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China

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    Atractylodes lancea, is a herbaceous plant of the Asteraceae family which is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine. It is often used for dehumidification, antiemetics, spleen strengthening and antipyretic effects. Atractylodes lancea is rich in various bio-active substances and has many biological functions, for instance anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antiviral effects. Therefore, it is widely used in animal production, such as relieving heat stress, protecting intestinal health and regulating immunity. In recent years, it has received widespread attention in green cultivation. This article reviews the biological functions of Atractylodes lancea and looks forward to its application prospects in animal husbandry, in order to provide a theoretical basis for Atractylodes lancea to become a new feed additive in animal production.

    Keywords: Atractylodes lancea, biological functions, application, Animal Husbandry, Green cultivation

    Received: 28 Oct 2024; Accepted: 17 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Gao, Ma, Li, Wang, Chen, Yang and Leng. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Yang Gao, Baicheng Normal Uiversity, Jilin, China

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