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 hamosus L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Ankylobus hamosus (L.) StevenAstragalus aegyptiacus Mill.Astragalus ancistron PomelAstragalus ancocarpus PomelAstragalus arnoceras BungeAstragalus austriacus DelarbreAstragalus brachybius StevenAstragalus brachyceras Ledeb.Astragalus buceras Willd.Astragalus buceras Willd. ex Schltdl., 1813Astragalus dorcoceras BungeAstragalus embergeri Jahand., Maire & WeillerAstragalus hamosus f. falcatus Pamp.Astragalus hamosus f. macrocarpus (DC.) FioriAstragalus hamosus subsp. brachyceras (Ledeb.) Batt.Astragalus hamosus subsp. embergeri (Jahand., Maire & Weiller) MaireAstragalus hamosus subsp. verus Emb. & MaireAstragalus hamosus var. ancistron (Pomel) Batt.Astragalus hamosus var. brachyceras (Ledeb.) Ledeb.Astragalus hamosus var. brevipes Faure & MaireAstragalus hamosus var. brevipes LangeAstragalus hamosus var. buceras (Willd. ex Schltdl.) RouyAstragalus hamosus var. macrocarpus DC.Astragalus hamosus var. microcarpus ZoharyAstragalus hamosus var. multiflorus Griseb.Astragalus hamosus var. pumilus ParsaAstragalus hamosus var. subcurvatus PauAstragalus hamosus var. volubilitanus (Braun-Blanq. & Maire) MaireAstragalus oncocarpus PomelAstragalus paui LoscosAstragalus paui PauAstragalus sericeus Willd.Astragalus stribrnyi Velen.Astragalus taeckholmianus Oppenh.Astragalus volubilitanus Braun-Blanq. & MaireHamaria uncinata Fourr.Hamosa astragalus Medik.Tragacantha arnoceras (Bunge) KuntzeTragacantha brachyceras (Ledeb.) KuntzeTragacantha buceras (Willd.) KuntzeTragacantha dorcoceras (Bunge) KuntzeTragacantha hamosa (L.) Kuntze
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
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 identifier477735-1
Use codesAF EU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASAL
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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.