Astragalus Extract,China price supplier

Botanical Names: Astragalua membranaceus

COmmon Names: Huangqi

Parts Used and Where Grown: Astragalus is native to northern China and the elevated regions of the Chinese provinces, Yunnan and SIchuan. The portion of the plant used medicinally is the fuou-to seven-year-old dried root, collected in the Spring. While over 2,000 types of astragalus exist worldwide, the Chinese version has been extensively tested, both chemically and pharmacologically.

Traditional Use: Shen Nung, the founder of Chinese herbal medicine, classified astragalus as a superior herb in his classical treatise Shen Nung Pen Tsao Ching. The Chinese name huang qi translates as "yellow leader" .referring to the yelloe color of the root and its status as one of the most important tonic herbs. Traditional Chinese Medicine used this herb for night sweats, deficiency of chi (e.g., fatigue, weakness, and loss of appetite), and diarrhea.

Assay Data: Polysaccharides          60.0% min. by UV                   CP2000

Certificates: Halal, Kosher, non-GMO, non-Irradiation