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)
Heo Jun Museum, Seoul, South Korea
Astraglus membranaceus Bunge – Heo jun Museum, Seoul, South Korea (Photo by TH Tanaka)