Five aphid species collected on Wrangel Island (Russia) are presented. One species, Aphis polaris sp. nov., feeding on Astragalus alpinus L. and Oxytropis sp., is described, and the fundatrix morph of two others, Pterocomma groenlandicum Hille Ris Lambers, 1952 and Metopolophium sabihae Prior, 1976., is described for the first time.

Three new species of the genus Neophyllobius Berlese, 1886 are described and illustrated from Iran: Neophyllobius edwardi sp. nov. and Neophyllobius seemani sp. nov. collected from soil under oak trees; and Neophyllobius dogani sp. nov. collected from soil under Astragalus bushes. A key to the species of Iran is provided.

The Rhizobium vignae strain CCBAU 05176(T) was isolated from a root nodule of Astragalus dahuricus grown in Hebei Province, China. It grows on yeast mannitol agar (YMA) supplemented with 0 to 2% (wt/vol) NaCl. We report the annotated genome sequence of this strain in a 6.34-Mb scaffold.

One new cycloartane-type saponin, 3-O-[β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-xylopyranosyl]-6-O-β-Dglucuronopyranosyl-3β,6α,16β,24(S),25-pentahydroxyxyxloartane (1) was isolated from the MeOH extract of whole plant parts of Astragalus erinaceus along with 5 known saponins (2-6), cyclodissectoside, cycloastragenol, 6-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-3β,6α,16β,24(S),25-pentahydroxycycloartane, oleifolioside B and 3,6d...

BACKGROUND Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a leading cause of death. Interventions to reduce mortality in patients with NSCLC represent a patient-important field of research. Little is known about interventions used outside the Western world for NSCLC. One intervention widely used in Asia is astragalus-based herbal preparations. METHODS We conducted a comprehensive systematic review of ...