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    • February 10, 2015 at 1:12 AM #34305
      Edward E. Walden
      Student

        OK. I’ve been doing some studying (try not to act too shocked) about astragalus and it appears to be truly amazing herb.

        It has a long list if medicinal uses including cancer treatment. So I have to ask:

        What does astragalus do best or what is astragalus best used for?

        This is of course coming from a “student of herbal medicine” who wants to be a “real herbalist” some day.

        I don’t plan on tackling cancer any time soon. 🙂

      • February 10, 2015 at 4:17 AM #34306
        IdahoHerbalist

          I learned recently thought Doc’s Respiratory module that it CAN ward off a cytokine storm if taken early and often enough.

          Is that it’s ROCK STAR feature? I guess that depends on what you need it to do.

        • February 10, 2015 at 10:09 PM #34309
          Dr. Patrick Jones
          Homestead Instructor

            Astragalus has several really wonderful properties.

            It has the power to enhance and harmonize the effects of other herbs. It is one of the important overall tonics in Chinese medicine. It’s especially good as a tonic for folks under 40.

            It’s a specific for any kind of wasting or exhausting disease.

            It’s also a good immune stimulant and a good diuretic. It’s on my list of things to learn to grow.

            Doc

            Don't use herbs or combine herbs with medications or use them during lactation or pregnancy without talking with your healthcare provider.

          • February 11, 2015 at 12:23 AM #34310
            IdahoHerbalist

              Doc Jones wrote: It has the power to enhance and harmonize the effects of other herbs.

              I guess that makes it an adaptogen then, right?

            • February 14, 2015 at 7:00 PM #34317
              Edward E. Walden
              Student
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                Doc Jones wrote: …It’s on my list of things to learn to grow.

                Doc

                We have seeds and are planning on getting them into the ground this spring. From what I have read, we will be two to four years to harvest.

              • February 24, 2015 at 11:14 PM #34323
                Dr. Patrick Jones
                Homestead Instructor

                  I’ve planted it a time or two without any luck. Let us know how you do.

                  Doc

                  Don't use herbs or combine herbs with medications or use them during lactation or pregnancy without talking with your healthcare provider.

                • February 6, 2019 at 5:37 PM #36982
                  Patricia W Lam
                  Student

                    I have been reading that many of the couple thousand cultivars of Astragalus (Milkvetch) are extremely toxic to cattle; just a few ounces can kill a full grown cow and unlike most toxic plants they really like it.

                    If it is difficult to grow I am probably very safe in keeping it out of my cow pasture, but just in case I am successful I would like to be sure I am planting a non-toxic Astragalus (just in case seeds find their way to the cows). The word is that even botanists have a hard time distinguishing the toxic from the non-toxic.

                    Can you help me on this?

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