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Astragalus | | Astragalus: Encyclopedia - Astragalus | | | See text
Astragalus is a large genus of about 2,000 species of herbs and small shrubs, belonging to the legume family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. The genus is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Common names include milk-vetch (most species) and goat's-thorn (A. gummifera, A. tragacanthus).
Selected species
Astragalus adsurgens
Astragalus agrestis
Astragalus alopecuroides
Astragalus alpinus
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Astragalus
This article is about the plant genus. For the ankle bone, see Astragalus (bone).
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Astragalus is a large genus of about 2,000 species of herbs and small shrubs, belonging to the legume family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. The genus is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Common names include milk-vetch (most species) and goat's-thorn (A. gummifera, A. tragacanthus).
Selected species
- Astragalus adsurgens
- Astragalus agrestis
- Astragalus alopecuroides
- Astragalus alpinus
- Astragalus angustifolius
- Astragalus arenarius
- Astragalus aristatus
- Astragalus baionensis
- Astragalus barrii
- Astragalus bisulcatus
- Astragalus boeticus
- Astragalus canadensis
- Astragalus centralpinus
- Astragalus christianus
- Astragalus cicer
- Astragalus coccineus
- Astragalus crassicarpus
- Astragalus danicus
- Astragalus depressus
- Astragalus echinus
- Astragalus eriocarpus
- Astragalus exscapus
- Astragalus frigidus
- Astragalus galegiformis
- Astragalus gilviflorus
- Astragalus glycyphyllos
- Astragalus gummifera
- Astragalus hypoglottis
- Astragalus leontinus
- Astragalus lusitanicus
- Astragalus lotoides
- Astragalus massiliensis
- Astragalus membranaceus
- Astragalus missouriensis
- Astragalus monspessulanus
- Astragalus norvegicus
- Astragalus nuttallii
- Astragalus onobrychis
- Astragalus penduliflorus
- Astragalus purshii
- Astragalus sempervirens
- Astragalus shinanensis
- Astragalus shiroumaensis
- Astragalus sirinicus
- Astragalus spatulatus
- Astragalus trichopodus
- Astragalus tridactylus
- Astragalus tragacanthus
Astragalus - Medicinal use
Astragalus membranaceus, or huáng qí (黄芪, literally "yellow leader"; also called bei qí, 北芪, literally "northern leader") is a tonic herb originally used in Chinese medicine. It is believed to be a galactagogue.
The natural gum tragacanth, which is used in pharmaceuticals and textiles, is obtained from Astragalus tragacanthus. It is claimed to help the immune system, and to increase the body's resistance to common viruses.
Astragalus - Ornamental use
Several species, including A. alpinus (bluish-purple flowers), A. hypoglottis (purple flowers) and A. lotoides, are grown as ornamental plants in gardens.
Astragalus - External references
- Astragalus
- Medicinal uses of Astragalus in Armenia
- Astragalus Supplements
Other related archivesChinese medicine, Fabaceae, Faboideae, Northern Hemisphere, galactagogue, goat's-thorn, herbs, immune system, legume, ornamental plants, pharmaceuticals, shrubs, subfamily, textiles, tragacanth, viruses
 Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Astragalus", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki |
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