Chinese: huang qi
English: astragalus root, milk vetch root
Pharmaceutical: Astragali Radix
Properties: Sweet, slightly warm
Standard Species: Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge., Astragalus mongholicus Bge.
Astragalus membranaceus - Hortus Plantae Medicinae, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Japan (Photo by TH. Tanaka)
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