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Astragalus cicer

Astragalus cicer L.

Also indexed asAstragale pois chicheAstragale pois-chicheAstragale pois-chiche, Chiche sauvageAstragalo cece selvaticoBergerwtChick-Pea Milk-VetchChick-pea Milk-vetchChickpea Milkvetch
FamilyFabaceae
GenusAstragalus
Use categories4
Linked notes0

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusAstragalus
Scientific name with authorshipAstragalus cicer L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Astragaloides cicera (L.) MoenchAstragalus canescens Kit. ex Jáv., 1926Astragalus cicer f. heldaviensis (Fuss) Gusul.Astragalus cicer var. angustifolius Celak.Astragalus cicer var. dieffenbachii HegiAstragalus cicer var. heldaviensis FussAstragalus cicer var. major DC.Astragalus cicer var. microphyllus (L.) Asch. & Graebn.Astragalus cicer var. pseudocicer (Opiz) BeckAstragalus cicer var. speciosus SchurAstragalus cicerinus St.-Lag.Astragalus heldaviensis Lerchenf.Astragalus heldaviensis Lerchenf. ex SchurAstragalus microphyllus L.Astragalus microphyllus Schübl. & G.MartensAstragalus mucronatus DC.Astragalus pseudocicer OpizAstragalus vesicarius Lam.Cystium cicer (L.) StevenCystium pseudocicer (Opiz) OpizGlaux astragaloides Medik.Tragacantha cicer (L.) KuntzeTragacantha macronata KuntzeTragacantha mucronata (DC.) Kuntze

Documented use categories

Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
Invertebrate food

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier476814-1
Use codesAF EU IF ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.