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Svengali (/svÉÅËÉ¡ÉËli/) is a fictional character in George du Maurier 's 1895 novel Trilby.Svengali is a Jew of Eastern European origins, who seduces, dominates and exploits Trilby, a young English girl, and makes her into a famous singer.The word  svengali  has come to refer to a person who, with evil intent, dominates, manipulates and controls a creative person such as a singer or actor.nable to perform without Svengali's help, Trilby becomes entranced. The novel is less a discussion of the relationship between Svengali and Trilby than an evocation of  Bohemian  Paris during the 1850s.
Astragalus is both the common name of one of the most widely used herbs in Chinese medicine, as well as the name of the plant group from which it originates. Astragalus membranaceus is known in China as âhuang-qiâ which means âyellow leaderâ. âHuangâ means âyellow,â referring to the yellow interior of the root. â Qiâ means âleader,â referring to this herb as one of the superior âtonicsâ in Chinese medicine. Another plant Astragalus membranaceus var. mongholicus (A. mongholicus) is also used as huang-qi. Regionally in China, several local species are considered acceptable substitutes for the officially listed source plants.