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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Astragalus membranaceus (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Huang-Chi; Huang Qi
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(3R)-(-)-7,2'-DIHYDROXY-3',4'-DIMETHYLISOFLAVAN7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYR... 0 Plant *
2',3'-DIHYDROXY-7,4'-DIMETHOXYISOFLAVONE 0 Root Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
2'-HYDROXY-3',4'-DIMETHOXY-ISOFLAVONE-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
3'-HYDROXYFORMONONETIN 0 Root Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
3-O_BETA-DXYLOPYRANOSYL-25-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-CYCLOASTRAGENOL 0 Plant *
6AR,11AR-10-HYDROXY-3,9-DIMETHOXYPTEROCARPAN 0 Root Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
7,3'-DIHYDROXY-9,10-DIMETHOXYPTEROCARPANE 0 Root Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
9,10-DIMETHOXYPTEROCARPAN-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
ACETYL-ASTRAGALOSIDE-I 0 Root Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
ALANINE 3 Root Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
ARGININE 14 Root Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root *
ASH 0 Root 12800.0 80000.0 0.36 *
ASPARAGINE 2 Root Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Root Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
ASTRAGALOSIDE-I 0 Root Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ASTRAGALOSIDE-II 0 Root Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ASTRAGALOSIDE-III 0 Root *
ASTRAGALOSIDE-IV 0 Root Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ASTRAGALOSIDE-V 0 Root Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 *
Abortifacient 2 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aggregant 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 8 *
Allelochemic 4 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 1 Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 5 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analeptic 1 *
Analgesic 8 *
Androgenic 1 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anesthetic 1 *
Angiogenic 1 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 *