Rapid identification of growth years and profiling of bioactive ingredients in Astragalus membranaceus var. mongholicus (Huangqi) roots from Hunyuan, Shanxi

• Main Authors: Hua-Sheng Peng (Author), Jun Wang (Author), He-Ting Zhang (Author), Hai-Yan Duan (Author), Xiao-Mei Xie (Author), Ling Zhang (Author), Ming-En Cheng (Author), Dai-yin Peng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The content of medicinal bioactive constituents in huangqi is affected by plant age. In this study, we devised a quick and convenient method for determining the age of huangqi, which was cultivated in Hunyuan County (Shanxi Province). Methods 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10 growth years hua...