What Is Astragalus Chinese?

The astragalus Chinese is a perennial herbaceous and it grows well in zones 4 - 11. In the traditional Chinese  medicine it is used as an important tonic herb. It is getting to be more popular here in the western medicine  because the ability to support the immune system.

This plants grows to be three to four feet tall. This plant has pretty, pale yellow, pea flower-shaped blooms that will be from midsummer until frost comes to the area.
Astragalus, Chinese is a native to northeastern China, it seems to prefer sun to partial shade. It likes to grow in sun to partial shade. It grows in open areas or it likes to grow along the margins of treed places, often dry sandy soils.

The propagation of this herb is the seeds has to be stratify for at least three weeks before sowing. Then they have to be scarify and soak in warm water for one hour before, the seeds are planted. The seeds need to be sow directly into the ground in early spring or they can be started indoors early and transplant them outdoors at the last frost date. The plants need to be space fifteen inches apart and the plants need to be water moderately. The astragalus grows as a single plant, but it has a tendency to sprawl a  bit as it gets older.
The astragalus likes to be planted in partial shade to full well-worked soil to grow in.

Roots of the astragalus  are harvested in the fall after the plants are two years old. The average harvesting time is between the third and fifth year of their growth,  but it can vary on where you live and how much  growth has annually. The taproots will require a needle-nose spade or a fork to dig them fully and easily.

The medicinal benefits of astragalus is its ability to offer deep immune system support.


The parts of the astragalus that is used is the roots and the roots can be used either fresh or dried.
The home pharmacy uses of the astragalus are medicinal food, syrup, elixir, decoration, traditional tincture, cider, vinegar tincture, honey and powder.

Medicinal Food Use

There is one way that the astragalus root is use for immune system support and this is done by adding a small amount [about 1/4 cup of dried cut and sifted root to the soup kettle and let it simmer over low heat, for several hours. It just becomes another ingredient in the soup and doing this
regularly will keep the immune system at its best.