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ASTRAGALUS / GEVEN EXTRACT

PRODUCT NAME                      CHINA GVENI EXTRACT / ASTRAGALUS  EXTRACT

INCI NAME                     ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS ROOT EXTRACT

CAS NO                           94166-93-5 

HARVEST TIME             SPRING SUMMER

PRODUCT FORM               DUST

 

The Latin name of geven, which is a plant from the legume family, is Astragalus membranaceus. It is a perennial plant, 5-10 cm. it can grow up. The type with large yellow flowers is used for medicinal purposes. The plant grows in grasslands. It is native to Western Asia, China, Taiwan, and Korea. It is a bushy legume with a pale pastel, pea-like flower and small bean-like fruit, native to Mongolia and northern China. Most of the more than 2500 plant species in the genus Geven produce similar fruits. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek word meaning heel bone. Ancient Greeks used the heel bones of animals to make membranes; The name of the plant derives from this word, as the dry seed pods of these plants clatter like membranes. Astragalus membranaceus has a thick, fibrous root.

Peeling off the dark brown skin of the root reveals a pale yellow pith. The Chinese name for the plant is huang qi, meaning "yellow leader"; The plant was given this name because it is one of the most important strengthening herbs of Chinese therapy. The first written source for its use is Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing or "The Divine Husbandman's Classic of the Materia, Medicia". This source is It is a treatise written in the first century, covering 365 medicinal plants. Many ancient Chinese herbalists praised huang qi for rejuvenating the body's vital protective energy, qi, fighting fatigue and boosting immunity against diseases.

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