Astragalus


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Synonyms for Astragalus

large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions

the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint

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El analisis de densidad mostro que la mayor cantidad de especimenes por litro esta dada por el orden Caryophyllales (Figura 3a), con una diferencia importante en relacion a los taxa restantes; Astragalus pehuencheses el segundo taxa en numero de ejemplares.
They share some species such as Astragalus nevadensis subsp.
Key Words: Astragalus sp.; Eco-phytosociology method; Flavonoid variation; Elevation; Iran
Among others, multi-species recovery plans have been prepared for the Holmgren's milkvetch (Astragalus holmgreniorum) and the Shivwits milk-vetch (Astragalus ampullarioides), found in Utah and Arizona, for several freshwater mussel species, and for a host of Hawaiian plants and animals.
Our primary objective was to experimentally characterize the breeding biology of Astragalus filipes Torrey ex.
(Fr) 2.0 [+ or -] 0.21 * Solidago dahurica kitag (R) 1.77 [+ or -] 0.14 * Melandrium turkestanicus (Rgl)Vved (O) 1.9 [+ or -] 0.06 * Acroptilon repens (F) 1.85 [+ or -] 0.14 * Trifolim pratense h.(F) 1.67 [+ or -] 0.05 * Cousinia saawertziwii Regel (O) 1.92 [+ or -] 0.11 * Anaphalis Velutina Krasch (O) 1.87 [+ or -] 0.13 * Astragalus sp.
Whited's milkvetch (Astragalus sinuatus) is restricted to a tiny area in Washington, US.
In contrast, many legumes can be noxious plants, e.g., Astragalus, Calia, Sophora, and Lupinus, which produce serious economic loss, particularly in the cattle industry because of their toxicity (Lynn, 1983; Lynn and Shupe, 1984).
Giving an example, he said the Fu Zhen therapy which employs Fu Zhen herbs like astragalus, ligustrum, ginseng, etc is an adjunct to chemotherapy and radiation, and can protect the immune system from damage, while dramatically increasing survival rates.
Astragalus has a long history of use in the East and is becoming more popular in the West.
The genus Astragalus contains two other species which are listed as endangered in Illinois (INHD 2007).
The formulation of MC-S (Clinical Health Pty Ltd, Newcastle Australia) is based upon this principle and is composed of three medicinal mushrooms, Ganaderma lucidum, Lentinus edodes (mycelia) and Coriolus versicolor, a herb Astragalus membranaceous (from the root) and ascorbic acid.
The level and partitioning of genetic variation in the narrow endemic Astragalus jaegerianus was investigated using DNA sequence data and AFLP markers.
She says they will apply injections of Huang Qi (Astragalus Membranaceus) to increase cancer patients' survival rates.