Astragalus membranaceus is widely distributed and widely used, and the commodity varieties are more complicated. In drug management, it can be roughly divided into three categories: black-skinned astragalus, white-skinned astragalus and red-skinned astragalus. However, "Radix Hedysari" is the dried root of Radix Astragali as an annex in Pharmacopoeia.
Astragalus membranaceus is mostly membranous Astragalus membranaceus and Astragalus mongolicus is mostly Mongolian Astragalus membranaceus, but the classification of the two is not entirely based on color, but mainly on the origin.
Which kind of astragalus is better? With the gradual deepening of the research on the components of traditional Chinese medicine, some traditional views in the past are not completely correct. According to the traditional experience, it is considered that the "golden lamp, silver basin and chrysanthemum heart" is the top grade. Generally speaking, it is better to be thick and long, yellow and white in section, sweet in taste and pink in nature.
Shangpin Huang Qi