Astragalus membranaceus

Cancer

• Astragalus may be an alternative for treatment of gastric cancer. Diagn Pathol. 2013 Oct 24;8(1):179.
• For colon cancer. Oncol Rep. 2012 Dec;28(6):2188-94.
• Seems to work better with chemotherapy drugs than alone. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2012 Jul 11;12:94.
• May be beneficial in liver cancer. Chin Med J (Engl). 2012 Mar;125(5):786-93.

Diabetes

• May be useful in “prevention of diabetic cardiomyopathy”. PLoS One. 2012;7(10):e45541. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045541

Inflammation

• might be able to be used for immune regulation and inflammation in diabetes. Int J Mol Sci. 2012;13(7):8379-87. doi: 10.3390/ijms13078379.
• Could be useful in the treatment of atherosclerosis due to its anti-inflammatory action. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2012 Apr 26;12:54.

Ischemia

• Potential for the treatment of ischemia as well as a mechanism of action. Molecules. 2013 Oct 16;18(10):12809-19. doi: 10.3390/molecules181012809.

Osteoporosis

• May prevent the development osteoporosis, at least in rats. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2013;2013:457052.

Skin

• Potential skin protector from UVB radiation and photoaging. J Pharm Pharmacol. 2013 Jan;65(1):142-8. doi: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.2012.01570.x.

Tuberculosis

• Two constituents from this plant, Astragalus polysaccharides and astragalosides,  demonstrated strong effects against Mycobacterium tuberculosis in this laboratory study. (‘J Int Med Res’. 2007 Jan-Feb; 35(1): 84-90)