astragalus

IPA: ˈæstrʌgʌɫʌs

Examples of "astragalus" in Sentences

Or 'astragalus', which is currently my second-favourite word.
Dragons need additional tonics such as astragalus or reishi mushroom tea or extract taken daily.
The weight of the body falls perpendicularly on the astragalus, which is the key-bone or crown of the arch.
Dandelion root, burdock, and astragalus are all quite rank, and have the additional benefit of being good for your liver.
'astragalus' and the 'os calcis', are so immensely elongated as to render the foot, so far, totally unlike that of any other mammal.
Nevertheless, a Google search for "astragalus" or "telomerase" brings up dozens of companies selling supplements that promise to keep you young.
These formulas contain Chinese herbs such as astragalus, magnolia, chrysanthemum, goji berry and other herbs that have traditionally been used to support healthy functioning of the organ systems.
And as to the foot, the great toe of the Marmoset is still more insignificant in proportion than that of the Orang -- while in the Lemurs it is very large, and as completely thumb-like and opposable as in the Gorilla -- but in these animals the second toe is often irregularly modified, and in some species the two principal bones of the tarsus, the 'astragalus' and the 'os calcis', are so immensely elongated as to render the foot, so far, totally unlike that of any other mammal.