Starwest BotanicalsOrganic Astragalus Root Sliced, 1 Pound

Since almost all Chinese herbs are imported from China, it gives me piece of mind knowing it is USDA certified organic and from a trusted USA brand! I drink this on a daily basis together with jujubes and goji berries to enhance my immune system and elevate my "chi" (energy) level - 1) soak in purified water for 30 mins to remove any residual heavy metals, 2) discard water and rinse for a couple of times, 3) add fresh purified water and then brew for about 45 mins. You can adjust the amount of water depending on how sweet you want it to be - please remember that you must use either stove-top safe glass or 18/10 stainless steel pot to brew any Chinese herbs to avoid toxic leaks resulted from the chemical interaction between the lining material of your pot and the Chinese herbs during the brewing/heating process.Love the taste and aroma of it!

I add the root sticks to broths, in my crock pot when I make a roast, or chicken broth. I put in chicken bones. (I get the chicken from a local farmer who has free range chickens). I add water to the crock pot, salt and cumin, and 3 or four sticks of Astragalus Root and some Kombu (seaweed) to the pot. I let it simmer for 24 hours, and it tastes great and is a great immune support!From time to time I will add to the above a jar of Jovial organic tomatoes and chopped onion (and thyme leaves) to the broth for a change. I use a strainer to strain out all the 'debris' and drink the delicious tomato broth! Very healhy.

I am satisfied. I wish it were cheaper but this seems to be a good price relative to what's out there for this. (Cut & sifted is cheaper than sliced but I will need to double check w/my TCM practitioner to see what she suggests.) I find the quality and packaging AOK. Astragalus root tea does have a mild maybe straw-like flavor. I put a few handfuls into a pot of water, simmer for 20min, make a strong tea, store it in the fridge and dilute it for myself as a tea w/honey each day. Also I have acupuncture appointments regularly so with that monitoring my practitioner can tell me it's helping.

I got this based on a video by Dr. Berg for chronic fatigue. It's too early to tell if it's working. But I noticed, I think it would tadte bettet chilled. It has almost no flavor brewed. So I'm doing potful and will put it in a jar in the fridge. 16oz is easy for me to drink(I drink a lot of water anyway) But I like the idea of a chilled drink in summer. You can add a water enhancer.

No expiration date. Astragalus Root looks good in the bag, however I cannot find the expiration date on this Organic health care product.As I know, dietary supplements are not required by FDA to include expiration date on the label, but I rarely see Organic dietary supplements without expiration dating.