Picture of wild astragalus harvesting

In order to support the growth of the whole plant in the harsh environment of the wild, wild astragalus has a thicker joint with the plant stem. The picture below shows the harvesting of wild astragalus.

Wild Astragalus

Because the land where wild Astragalus grows has not been loosened, it is difficult for it to stretch. As a result, the Astragalus is shorter and uneven in thickness. The thick parts are thicker and the thin parts are thicker. Very thin, the distance from thick to thin is very short, making it difficult to grade by thickness. The picture below shows wild astragalus.

Wild Astragalus

Artificially grown Astragalus generally grows faster than wild Astragalus in the same period of time due to careful artificial care, and is of better quality.

Astragalus is registered according to coarse subdivisions, generally referring to domestically grown astragalus. The picture below is a photo of the original strips of domestically grown Astragalus membranaceus.

Domestic astragalus

Because wild astragalus grows in the wild, its skin is rougher, and due to its long growth time, its density is high, lignification is serious, and its heart is mostly hollow. , especially the thicker part, the more obvious it is. The domestically grown astragalus is cared for by farmers and has finer skin, tender flesh, softer texture, and less lignification and hollowing.

Wild astragalus is somewhat rotten. Because the growth environment of wild astragalus is harsh, if it encounters stagnant water, its roots will partially rot, and they will heal themselves after the water dries up. This situation is more common at the head of the roots. Therefore, wild astragalus will have root rot to some extent.

Home grown astragalus