Astragalus is a large genus of over 3,000 species of herbs and small shrubs, belonging to the legume family Fabaceae and the subfamily Faboideae. It is the largest genus of plants in terms of described species. The genus is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Common names include milkvetch, locoweed and goat's-thorn. Some pale-flowered vetches are similar in appearance, but they are more vine-like than Astragalus.
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Astragalus, the spiny-leafed perennial grown for ornamental seed pods and traditional medicine, c...
A plant compound already present in everyday herbs and vegetables may one day help treat debilita...
Two common garden herbs — Astragalus, grown widely as an ornamental and medicinal plant, and Chin...
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A compound extracted from milkvetch (Astragalus membranaceus) acts as a prebiotic in sows, feeding gut bacteria that produce butyrate, which in turn reduces inflammation and metabolic stress around the time of birth. Supplementing sows with the extract improved piglet weaning weights, cut maternal fat loss, and shortened the interval before sows returned to reproductive cycling.
A plant compound already present in everyday herbs and vegetables may one day help treat debilitating gut disease without the...
Two common garden herbs — Astragalus, grown widely as an ornamental and medicinal plant, and Chinese sage — have now been...