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Radix Astragali tonifies the spleen and augments the Qi: for spleen deficiency presenting with lack of appetite, fatigue and diarrhea. It also augments the protective Qi and stabilizes the exterior: for deficiency with spontaneous sweating, as the herb stabilizes the protective Qi. | Pharmaceutical name: | Radix Astragali Membranaceus
| Botanical name:
| Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge. or A. membranaceus Bge. var. mongholicus Hsiao. The latter plant is also known as A. mongholicus Bge.
| | Family: | leguminosae | Where grown:
| Shanxi,Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, Gansu, northeastern China
| | When harvested: | spring or autumn (4-year-old plants or older)
| Alternate name
| bei qi
| Japanese:
| ogi
| Korean:
| hwanggi
| English:
| Ginseng Root
| | Literal English translation: | "milk-vetch root", "astragalus"
| | Properties: | Sweet, slightly warm
| | Text in which first appeared: | Divine Husbandman’s Classic of the Materia Medica |
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