High Quality Astragalus with Low Heavy Metals

Short Description: 
English name： Dried Astragalus
Botanical Name:  Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch) Bunge
Part used:  the root

Specification: 

Moisture: 12% MAX 
Ash: 6% MAX
SO2: <30ppm
Packing: in cartons of 20kg net each

Astragalus (Astragalus membranaceus) is a type of flowering plant. The root has been used for centuries in traditional Chinese Medicine. 

The source of our Dried Astragalus is from audited supplier from Liaoning Province, one of the leading growing areas of Astragalus in China.  We buy Astragalus from our audited suppliers who grow the Astragalus plants in the fields far away from industrial areas with low heavy metals, managing the application of pesticides as per our supervision so that there is no pollution of pesticide residues in the Astragalus.
The harvest season Astragalus is in Aug.—Sept. The roots of 2-3 years old are the best ones.   If the roots are more than two years old, the core will be dark color. With roots got in, the processing methods are as follows:

1.Washing: wash away the soils stuck to the roots and remove the root hair, and then place the roots in the sunshine till they are well dried in about a week time.
2.Selection: remove foreign matters and impurities，and take away the hollow roots.
3.Softening:  Spray water on the roots a few times a day， until the roots are soft.
4.Slicing:  Cut the roots with a slicer into pieces of about 3mm.   
5.Drying:  put the root flakes in a drying machine for about 4 hours with a temperature of about 60℃ until they are well dried. 

During the processing, strong magnets and metal detectors are applied to avoid pollution of iron and other metals.  Finally workers have the Dried Astragalus packed in cartons of 20kg net each. 

The annual output of Dried Astragalus of our company is about 100 tons.

Our Dried Astragalus is mainly used as herbal medicines.  It can also be used as raw materials to extract essential ingredients for food and for animal feeds.

Our Dried Astragalus is mainly exported to EU, USA, Japan, Middle East and South Korea. If you have any demand, please feel free to contact us at any time.