Background. Radiotherapy has been widely used for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), while its low efficacy and high toxicity raise big concerns. Astragalus (as a monarch drug)-containing Chinese herbal prescriptions and radiotherapy were frequently coused for NSCLC in China; however, the effects were not systematically analyzed. Objective. To evaluate the benefits of Astragalus-containing Chi...

The petiole and rachis anatomy of II North American Astragalus species that show a tendency towards persistent petioles is described and illustrated by line drawings of representative transections. The results are compared with those of a spine anatomical survey of 200 Old World Astragalus and Astracantha species. Attention was given to the anatomical characters previously determined to be taxo...

Astragalus species are medicinal plants that are used in the world for years. Some Astragalus species are known for selenium accumulation and tolerance and one of them is Astragalus chrysochlorus, a secondary selenium accumulator. In this study, we employed Illumina deep sequencing technology for the first time to de novo assemble A. chrysochlorus transcriptome and identify the differentially e...

Objective: To study the preparation process of anti-aging healthy beverage. Methods: L9 (34) was used to identify, weigh and pretreat raw materials, optimize and make an orthogonal experiment with as reference, screen out the optimal formula of beverage blending in accordance with sensory score. Results: The best formula of anti-aging healthy beverage with compound hawthorn and Astragalus membr...

in this study, the role of soil properties in making difference between plant communitieswas examined. first, four plant types were identified, including pteropyrumaucheri-salsolarigida، astragalus gossypinus - acanthophyllum herateens، amygdalus scoparia – achilla millefolium and ephedra intermedia – erigon capestra, through randomized systematic sampling and field survey in representative are...

Introduction: Gum Tragacanth (GT) obtained from Astragalus gossypinus is one of the most widely used natural gums which has found applications in many areas because of its attractive features such as biodegradability, nontoxic nature, natural availability, moisture absorption and creating a network of Hydrocolloid. It also has properties like maintenance and delivery of drugs, higher resistance...

Phacelia scopulina var. submutica (Debeque phacelia) and Astragalus debequaeus (Debeque milkvetch) in Western Colorado