Plant Details

Accepted name:: Astragalus hamosus L. [Fabaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
dwarf yellow milk-vetch	Other	Trad. Drugs in Jordan (Lev & Amar, 2002)
gureinah	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
hook-pod milk-vetch	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
ikil-ul-malik	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
king’s clover	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
king’s crown	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
melilot	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
naakhunaa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
nakhonak	Other	Med. Pl. in Markets of Mashhad, Iran (Amiri & Joharchi, 2013)
purtuk	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tengo kham	Other	Survey in Kohghiluyeh va Boyer Ahmad, Iran (Mosaddegh et al., 2012)
tonkin bean	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
ul-kurayn	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
yellow milk-vetch	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
القرين	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)
غرينه	Other	Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Fruit		Trad. Drugs in Jordan (Lev & Amar, 2002)
Aerial part		Survey in Kohghiluyeh va Boyer Ahmad, Iran (Mosaddegh et al., 2012)
root, leaves		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
fruit		Med. Pl. in Markets of Mashhad, Iran (Amiri & Joharchi, 2013)
flower buds		Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 39 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Astragalus brachyceras Ledeb. Index Seminum (TU, Dorpatensis) 1822: 3 (1822).
Ankylobus hamosus (L.) Steven Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 29(II): 148 (1856).
Astragalus aegyptiacus Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 11 (1768).
Astragalus ancistron Pomel Nouv. Mat. Fl. Atl. 1: 186 (1874).
Astragalus ancocarpus Pomel Nouv. Mat. Fl. Atl. 1: 187 (1874).
Astragalus arnoceras Bunge Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 11(16): 13 (1868).
Astragalus austriacus Delarbre Fl. Auvergne, ed. 2: 466 (1800), nom. illeg.
Astragalus brachybius Steven Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 4: 267 (1832).
Astragalus buceras Willd. Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol., Suppl.: 51 (1814).
Astragalus dorcoceras Bunge Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 11(16): 13 (1868).
Astragalus embergeri Jahand., Maire & Weiller Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 23: 181 (1932).
Astragalus hamosus var. ancistron (Pomel) Batt. in J.A.Battandier & L.C.Trabut, Fl. Algérie, dicot.: 258 (1889).
Astragalus hamosus var. brachyceras (Ledeb.) Ledeb. Fl. Ross. 1: 638 (1843).
Astragalus hamosus subsp. brachyceras (Ledeb.) Batt. in J.A.Battandier & L.C.Trabut, Fl. Algérie, dicot.: 258 (1889).
Astragalus hamosus var. brevipes Lange Kjoeb. Vidensk. Meddel. 1865: 179 (1865).
Astragalus hamosus var. brevipes Faure & Maire Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 24: 211 (1932), nom. illeg.
Astragalus hamosus var. buceras (Willd.) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 5: 167 (1899).
Astragalus hamosus subsp. embergeri (Jahand., Maire & Weiller) Maire Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 24: 211 (1933).
Astragalus hamosus f. falcatus Pamp. Arch. Bot. (Forlì) 12: 1, 16 (1936).
Astragalus hamosus f. macrocarpus (DC.) Fiori Nuov. Fl. Italia 1: 883 (1925).
Astragalus hamosus var. macrocarpus DC. Prodr. 2: 290 (1825).
Astragalus hamosus var. microcarpus Zohary Fl. Palaestina 2: 455 (1972).
Astragalus hamosus var. multiflorus Griseb. Spic. Fl. Rumel. 1: 53 (1843).
Astragalus hamosus var. pumilus Parsa Fl. Iran 9: 20 (1966).
Astragalus hamosus var. subcurvatus Pau Cavanillesia 4: 51 (1931).
Astragalus hamosus var. volubilitanus (Braun-Blanq. & Maire) Maire in É.Jahandiez & al., Cat. Pl. Maroc 4: 1047 (1941).
Astragalus oncocarpus Pomel Bull. Soc. Sci. Phys. Algérie 11: 187 (1874).
Astragalus paui Loscos in C.Pau, Not. Bot. Fl. Españ. 1: 8 (1887).
Astragalus sericeus Willd. Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol., Suppl.: 51 (1814), nom. illeg.
Astragalus stribrnyi Velen. Fl. Bulg.: 151 (1891).
Astragalus taeckholmianus Oppenh. Palestine J. Bot. Hort. Sci., Rehovot Ser. 1(2): 83 (1936).
Astragalus volubilitanus Braun-Blanq. & Maire Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 16: 30 (1925).
Hamaria uncinata Fourr. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 16: 364 (1868).
Hamosa astragalus Medik. Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. 2: 376 (1787).
Tragacantha arnoceras (Bunge) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 943 (1891).
Tragacantha brachyceras (Ledeb.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 943 (1891).
Tragacantha buceras (Willd.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 943 (1891).
Tragacantha dorcoceras (Bunge) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 944 (1891).
Tragacantha hamosa (L.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 945 (1891).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Astragalus brachyceras L.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Astragalus hamosus	Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000) Trad. Drugs in Jordan (Lev & Amar, 2002)
Astragalus hamosus L.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. in Jordan (Oran, 1998) Med. Pl. in Markets of Mashhad, Iran (Amiri & Joharchi, 2013) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Survey in Kohghiluyeh va Boyer Ahmad, Iran (Mosaddegh et al., 2012) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Astragalus hamosus Linn.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)

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