中文名称：黄芪甲苷
英文别名：Astragaloside IV; beta-D-Glucopyranoside, (3beta,6alpha,16beta,24R)-20,24-epoxy-16,25-dihydroxy-3-(beta-D-xylopyranosyloxy)-9,19-cyclolanostan-6-yl; (3beta,6alpha,9beta,16beta,20R,24S)-16,25-dihydroxy-3-(beta-D-xylopyranosyloxy)-20,24-epoxy-9,19-cyclolanostan-6-yl beta-D-threo-hexopyranoside
分子式：C41H68O14
化学名: 17-[5-(1-Hydroxyl-1-methyl-ethyl)- 2methyl-tetrahydro- furan-2-yl]-4,4,13,14-tetramethyl-tetradecahydro-cyclopropa[9,10]cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-16-ol-3-β-D-aracopyranosyl-6-β-D- glucoside
Mp: 200~204℃
[α]D:-56.6（c,0.13 in DMF）
UV:λmax203 nm
外观：白色结晶粉末,低含量黄芪提取物为棕黄色粉末。
纯度：98%以上，检测方法HPLC.
植物来源： 豆科亚历山大黄芪Astragalus alexandrinus Boiss根，深裂黄芪Astragalus dissectus的根，膜荚黄芪Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.)Bungede 根，绵毛黄芪Astragalus sieversianus Pall.的根，多刺黄芪Astragalus spinosus Vahl地上部分。
