Radix Astragali

Radix Astragali

(common Chinese herbs in Sichuan)

[source] it is the root of Daphne odorifera.

[plant morphology] yibaxiang, also known as changhuapenghua.

Shrubs, about 1 m high. The root is long and slightly branched, the skin fiber is many, and the surface is brownish yellow. Stem erect, much branched, young branches densely covered with gray pubescence. Leaves alternate or opposite; oblong or elliptic oblong, 1.5-3 cm long, 0.8-1 cm wide, apex short, pointed, entire, green above, pale white below, sparsely pilose on both sides; petiole short, gray pilose. Panicle of spike is 3 cm long, densely covered with light gray yellow pubescence; flowers are dense, yellow, fragrant; perianth is slender, cylindrical, about 8 mm long, about 1.5 mm in diameter, outside densely covered with light yellow pubescence, apex 5-lobed, lobes about 1 mm long; stamens, 10, 2-whorled, filaments short; disk scales 1, 2-2.5 mm long, narrowly cuneate, veined, apex notched Ovary oblong, villous, style short, stigma capitate. Drupe, oblong, ca. 4 mm, black. The flowering period is from April to August. The fruit period is from June to September.

Born on hillside, grassland and roadside. It is distributed in Sichuan and Yunnan.

[collection] all year round.

[flavor] sweet and light, flat.

Function indications: invigorating spleen, tonifying deficiency, treating spleen deficiency, weak stomach, loose stool, Qi deficiency and swelling for a long time.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 3-6 yuan.

Chinese PinYin : Tu Jian Qi