Milkvetch

astragalus /as·trag·a·lus/ (as-trag´ah-lus) talus.astrag´alar

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See talus.

astragalus [ah-strag´ah-lus]

talus. adj., adj astrag´alar.

astragalus (aˑ·str

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n Latin names:
Astragalus membranaceus, Astragalus gummifer; part used: roots; uses: cold, fatigue, bronchitis, flu, immune system stimulant, reduction of side effects of chemotherapy; precautions: none known. Also called
huang-qi or
tragacanth.

Astragalus

a genus of the legume family Fabaceae in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Many of the Astragalus spp. are poisonous with several forms of poisoning.

A number of species of the genus grow preferentially in selenium-rich soils and accumulate much more selenium than other plants, enhancing the probability of producing selenium poisoning. Included are A. bisulcatus, A. pattersonii, A. pectinatus, A. praelongus, A. preussi, A. racemosus.

Many species of the genus contain toxic aliphatic nitro compounds. Poisoning is manifested by nitrite ('nitro') poisoning or by acute respiratory distress or chronic incoordination, blindness and respiratory stertor. Includes A. arequipensis, A. atropubescens, A. bergii, A. campestris, A. canadensis, A. chamissonis, A. cryptobotrys, A. distinens, A. emoryanus var. emoryanus, A. falcatus, A. garbancillo, A. hamosus, A. hylophylus, A. miser, A. miser var. hylophylus (locoweed, timber milk vetch), A. miser var. oblongifolus, A. miser var. serotinus, A. oblongifolus, A. palenae, A. pehuenches, A. pterocarpus, A. serotinus, A. tetrapterus, A. toanus, A. vesiculosus.

Long-term ingestion of any one of a series of species of the plant causes 'loco' or locoweed poisoning, an acquired lysosomal storage disease caused by swainsonine, which is manifested by incoordination, extreme hypersensitivity and excitability. Includes A. allochrous, A. argillophilus, A. bisulcatus, A. diphysus, A. earlei, A. lentiginosus, A. lonchocarpus, A. lusitanicus (Erophaca baetica), A. missouriensis, A. mollisimus, A. nothoxys, A. nuttallianus, A. pubentissimus, A. strictus, A. tephrodes, A. thurberi, A. wootonii, A. variabilis. Chronic heart failure due to swainsonine is caused by A. lentiginosus at high altitudes.

Abortion is a common manifestation and is accompanied by a great variety of skeletal defects including arthrogryposis and hypermobility. Called also locoweed, milk vetch.

astragalus

see talus.

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alkali milk vetch Astragalus gummifer Astragalus membranaceus blue loco earle loco Erophaca baetica garbancillo halfmoon locoweed kelsey milk vetch locoweed methylselenocysteine Patterson milkvetch rattleweed red-stemmed peavine speckled loco subastragalar Swainsona Thurber loco timber milk vetch	As the season moves on we might harvest perennial bunching onions, garlic chives, violets (both flowers and leaves are edible), and sorrel; medicinal perennials such as Chinese milkvetch (Astragalus membranaceus, one of the most important Chinese medicinal herbs), feverfew, lamb's ear, and yarrow; culinary herbs such as chamomile, lemon balm, catnip, and anise hyssop; and small fruits like bramble berries, cranberry, lingonberry, and wintergreen. The integrated homestead: Part III: healthy plants, livestock, and ... by Ussery, Harvey / Countryside & Small Stock Journal In the example of selenium bioaccumulation in Astragalus racemosus (common name: cream milkvetch, a member of the pea family), source apportionment is unambiguous because of the presence of a known bedrock source (Cretaceous shale; Fig. International year of planet earth 2. Earth and health--building a ... by Rasmussen, Pat E.; Gardner, H.D. / Geoscience Canada Tennessee milkvetch (Astragalus tennesseensis--extirpated), a species of the glades and barrens in Tennessee and Alabama with disjunct occurrences in Illinois and Indiana, was collected at only one site in the state, near Lafayette (Stuart 1902). A brief survey of the rare terrestrial natural communities and ... by Homoya, Michael A. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science	Milk Rejection Sign milk ring test milk shake milk sickness Milk Spots milk sugar Milk Thistle milk tooth milk-alkali syndrome milker's node milker's nodule Milker’s Nodes milkfish milking milking herd milking machine Milking shorthorn milklame milkleg milkline Milkmaid’s Grip Milkman syndrome Milkman's syndrome Milkman’s Syndrome milkpox Milkvetch Milkweed milky milky ascites milky mangrove milky pine Mill Wheel Murmur Millennium system Miller Behavioral Style Scale miller's disease Miller's suture tie Miller's syndrome Miller-Abbott tube millet milli- milliammeter milliamperage milliamperage control milliampere milliampere-second millicoulomb millicurie millicurie-hour milliequivalent milliequivalent per liter milligram	Milkman syndrome Milkman syndrome Milkman syndrome Milkman's syndrome Milkman's syndrome Milkman’s Syndrome Milkmen Milko Milko Kos Milkov, Fedor Milkov, Fedor Nikolaevich milkpox milks milks milks milks milks milkshake milkshake Milkshakes Milksnake Milksnake Milksolids milksop milksopism milksoppy milksops Milkthistle Milkthistle Milktoast Milkvetch milkwagon milkweed milkweed milkweed Milkweed Bug milkweed butterflies milkweed butterflies milkweed butterflies milkweed butterfly milkweed butterfly milkweed butterfly milkweed family milkweed family Milkweed Floss Milkweed Floss Milkweeds Milkweeds Milkweeds milkwort milkwort milkwort family milkwort family Milkworts Milkworts milky milky milky milky ascites milky disease milky disease

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alkali milk vetch
Astragalus gummifer
Astragalus membranaceus
blue loco
earle loco
Erophaca baetica
garbancillo
halfmoon locoweed
kelsey milk vetch
locoweed
methylselenocysteine
Patterson milkvetch
rattleweed
red-stemmed peavine
speckled loco
subastragalar
Swainsona
Thurber loco
timber milk vetch

As the season moves on we might harvest perennial bunching onions, garlic chives, violets (both flowers and leaves are edible), and sorrel; medicinal perennials such as Chinese milkvetch (Astragalus membranaceus, one of the most important Chinese medicinal herbs), feverfew, lamb's ear, and yarrow; culinary herbs such as chamomile, lemon balm, catnip, and anise hyssop; and small fruits like bramble berries, cranberry, lingonberry, and wintergreen.

The integrated homestead: Part III: healthy plants, livestock, and ... by Ussery, Harvey / Countryside & Small Stock Journal

In the example of selenium bioaccumulation in Astragalus racemosus (common name: cream milkvetch, a member of the pea family), source apportionment is unambiguous because of the presence of a known bedrock source (Cretaceous shale; Fig.

International year of planet earth 2. Earth and health--building a ... by Rasmussen, Pat E.; Gardner, H.D. / Geoscience Canada

Tennessee milkvetch (Astragalus tennesseensis--extirpated), a species of the glades and barrens in Tennessee and Alabama with disjunct occurrences in Illinois and Indiana, was collected at only one site in the state, near Lafayette (Stuart 1902).

A brief survey of the rare terrestrial natural communities and ... by Homoya, Michael A. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science

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