Fig. 1From: Rapid identification of growth years and profiling of bioactive ingredients in Astragalus membranaceus var. mongholicus (Huangqi) roots from Hunyuan, ShanxiPictures 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 ringsBack to article page