Huangqi, Radix Astragali, is the dried root of Astragalus membranaceus Bge. yar. mongholicus (Bge.) Hsiao or A. membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge. (Fabaceae). Astragalus root is a very old and well known drug in traditional Chinese medicine. It is officially listed in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia and used mainly as a tonic and for treatment of nephritis and diabetes.
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Tang, W., & Eisenbrand, G. (1992). Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge. In Chinese Drugs of Plant Origin (pp. 191–197). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73739-8_26
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