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Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge.; Astragalus mongholicus Bge.; Astragalus tongolensis Ulbr.; Astragalus tibetanus Benth. ex Bge.; Astragalus yunnanensis Franch.; Astragalus camptodontus Franch.; Astragalus aksuensis Bge.; Astragalus chrysopterus Bge.; Astragalus floridus Benth.

Use: Medicinal

Notes: This is the white skinned root of any of several plants for the genus Astragalus.

Product description: White-skinned astragalus as a pale yellowish-brown skin tightly attached to the wood. The cross section shows a pale outer layer surrounding a deep yellow central core.

See: Huáng qí (黄芪 Astragali Radix, astragalus [root]); Hēi pí qí (黑皮芪 Astragali Radix Atra, black-skinned astragalus [root]); Jìn qí (晋芪 Astragali Radix Shanxiensis%#%, Shānxī astragalus [root])

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