Organisms

Astragalus Plant

A plant genus in the family FABACEAE, subfamily Papilionaceae, order Fabales, subclass Rosidae. Many of the species are associated with poisoning of grazing animals. Some of the species are used medicinally.

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Abstract

A plant genus in the family FABACEAE, subfamily Papilionaceae, order Fabales, subclass Rosidae. Many of the species are associated with poisoning of grazing animals. Some of the species are used medicinally.

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  • Astragalus Plants
  • Plant, Astragalus
  • Plants, Astragalus
  • Locoweed, Wooly
  • Milk Vetch
  • Locoweeds, Wooly
  • Milk Vetchs
  • Vetch, Milk
  • Vetchs, Milk
  • Wooly Locoweed
  • Wooly Locoweeds

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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2002

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.401w.087w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Astragalus Plant. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D027883. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D027883
  2. Astragalus Plant. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astragalus_(plant)
  3. Astragalus Plant. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157184