About Astragalus mongholicus Bunge
Astragalus mongholicus Bunge, a flowering perennial plant in the Fabaceae family, has multiple common names across languages: it is called Mongolian milkvetch in English, Хунчир in Mongolian, and huángqí (Chinese: 黃芪), běiqí (Chinese: 北芪), or huánghuā huángqí (Chinese: 黃花黃耆) in Chinese. Native to Mongolia, this species counts as one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Mongolian medicine. It is not classified as a threatened species. A. mongholicus has a widespread distribution across temperate Asia. Its recorded range includes Kazakhstan, areas from Siberia to the Russian Far East, Mongolia, and western and northern China.
