Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge. Astragalus is the root of Astragalus membranaceus or Astragalus membranaceus of the genus Astragalus of the family Leguminosae.01PART Basic information 01, the origin of the name Astragalus has a lot of aliases, Astragalus membranaceus, Astragalus membranaceus, Wangsun, Dai grits, Duo Mulberry, Aerocarpus and so on. About the origin of the name of Astragalus, there is a story, according to legend, in ancient times there was an old Chinese doctor called Dai Grits, good at acupuncture, generous and modest, healer. One day when he went up the mountain to collect medicine, he passed by a cliff, and saw a woman crying on the edge of the cliff, the original woman's child accidentally fell off the cliff, although hooked by the branches of the tree, temporarily saved his life, but at any time there is a possibility of falling. The old man slowly down to the cliff, the child from the tree to save, he lifted the child, handed to the woman on the cliff. Just Read More