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Astragalus
Astragalus mongholicus
A northern Chinese milkvetch root simmered for months of recovery — not an acute cold rescue.
Flavor
Sweet, beany, faintly licorice — a soup bone of a root, not a tea flower.
Symptoms
fatigue, low immunity
Against
Years to a decent root
Days to harvest
1,000–1,400 days (year 3–4)
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