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From: Rapid identification of growth years and profiling of bioactive ingredients in Astragalus membranaceus var. mongholicus (Huangqi) roots from Hunyuan, Shanxi

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Pictures of the root anatomy of Huangqi from Hunyuan County, Shanxi Province. a Secondary structure of the root. b Macroscopic examination. c Rotting microstructure in the upper portion of the root. d Middle portion of the root. e Lower portion of the root. f Cross-section of rotten heart root. g, h Early development of the rotten heart at low and high magnifications. i Microscopic cross-sectional examination at the junction of healthy and rotten tissue. The yellow arrows represent growth rings

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