Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The dried root of the East Asian herb Astragalus membranaceus of the pea family, used in herbal medicine.
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- noun anatomy The
talus . - noun botany An
herb ofgenus Astragalus .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The weight of the body falls perpendicularly on the astragalus, which is the key-bone or crown of the arch.
A Practical Physiology Albert F. Blaisdell
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These formulas contain Chinese herbs such as astragalus, magnolia, chrysanthemum, goji berry and other herbs that have traditionally been used to support healthy functioning of the organ systems.
Dr. Maoshing Ni: 2010 Year of the Tiger: How to Stay Healthy and Well 2010
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Nevertheless, a Google search for "astragalus" or "telomerase" brings up dozens of companies selling supplements that promise to keep you young.
Arlene Weintraub: Scientists Can Reverse Aging In Mice, But Can They Do It For Humans? Arlene Weintraub 2010
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Nevertheless, a Google search for "astragalus" or "telomerase" brings up dozens of companies selling supplements that promise to keep you young.
Arlene Weintraub: Scientists Can Reverse Aging In Mice, But Can They Do It For Humans? Arlene Weintraub 2010
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Nevertheless, a Google search for "astragalus" or "telomerase" brings up dozens of companies selling supplements that promise to keep you young.
Arlene Weintraub: Scientists Can Reverse Aging in Mice, But Can They Do it for Humans? Arlene Weintraub 2010
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Dragons need additional tonics such as astragalus or reishi mushroom tea or extract taken daily.
Letha's Asian Health Secrets Letha 2010
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Or 'astragalus', which is currently my second-favourite word.
Sadly, No! 2008
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And as to the foot, the great toe of the Marmoset is still more insignificant in proportion than that of the Orang -- while in the Lemurs it is very large, and as completely thumb-like and opposable as in the Gorilla -- but in these animals the second toe is often irregularly modified, and in some species the two principal bones of the tarsus, the 'astragalus' and the 'os calcis', are so immensely elongated as to render the foot, so far, totally unlike that of any other mammal.
On the Relations of Man to the Lower Animals Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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'astragalus' and the 'os calcis', are so immensely elongated as to render the foot, so far, totally unlike that of any other mammal.
Lectures and Essays Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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Dandelion root, burdock, and astragalus are all quite rank, and have the additional benefit of being good for your liver.
Archive 2010-04-01 2010
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