Mongolian Milkvetch

Names

Common Names

• Mongolian Milkvetch

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Astragalus propinquus
• Phaca macrostachys
• Astragalus borealimongolicus
• Tragacantha mongholica
• Astragalus purdomii
• Tragacantha membranacea
• Astragalus penduliflorus var. mongholicus
• Astragalus penduliflorus var. dahuricus
• Phaca alpina var. dahurica
• Phaca abbreviata
• Astragalus mongholicus var. dahuricus
• Astragalus membranaceus f. propinquus
• Astragalus membranaceus
• Astragalus membranaceus var. mongholicus

Taxonomical Classification

This plant, Astragalus mongholicus, belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta. Within the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae, it is classified under the order Fabales and the family Fabaceae. Finally, it is identified by its genus, Astragalus.

Distribution

This plant exhibits a diverse geographical range that spans across both Europe and Asia. In Middle Europe, it can be specifically located within the borders of Germany. Its distribution extends significantly into the vast regions of Siberia. Within Siberia, the species is found in the Altay and Buryatiya territories. Furthermore, it inhabits the Siberian areas of both Chita and Irkutsk.

Plant Parts

Chemicals

Astragalus mongholicus has 235 reported phytochemicals identified across 76 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Flavonoids, Astragaloside IV, formononetin, Saponins, Calycosin.

Flavonoids

1. Journal of separation science
2. Food chemistry
3. Journal of ethnopharmacology
4. Phytochemical analysis : PCA
5. BMC microbiology

Astragaloside IV

1. Dr. Duke
2. BMC plant biology
3. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials
4. Frontiers in pharmacology
5. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis

formononetin

1. Dr. Duke
2. Pharmaceutical science advances
3. Cancers
4. International journal of molecular sciences
5. Biological trace element research

Saponins

1. Journal of separation science
2. Food chemistry
3. Journal of ethnopharmacology
4. BMC microbiology
5. Metabolites

Calycosin

1. Dr. Duke
2. Pharmaceutical science advances
3. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
4. Yakugaku zasshi : Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
5. International journal of molecular sciences

Astragalosides

1. Journal of separation science
2. Current drug targets
3. International journal of molecular sciences
4. Plant biotechnology journal
5. Plant methods

astragaloside

1. Current vascular pharmacology
2. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
3. Journal of AOAC International
4. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
5. Microorganisms

Astragalus polysaccharide

1. Frontiers in oncology
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology
3. International journal of biological macromolecules
4. Carbohydrate polymers
5. Acta pharmacologica Sinica

Astragaloside III

1. Dr. Duke
2. International journal of molecular sciences
3. Journal of ethnopharmacology
4. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology
5. Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)

Astragaloside II

1. Dr. Duke
2. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Journal of ethnopharmacology
4. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology
5. Journal of separation science

Activities

Astragalus mongholicus has 585 reported activities identified across 76 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Anticancer, Antitumor, Antiviral, Antidiabetic.

Most Reported Activities

Medicinal Uses

Astragalus mongholicus has 18 reported medicinal uses identified across 76 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include aggression, amnesia, anxiety, apoptosis, cancer.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations