Astragalus propinquus Astragalus propinquus Astragalus propinquus (syn. "Astragalus membranaceus", commonly known as Mongolian milkvetch in English and as "huáng qí" (), "běi qí" () or "huáng huā huáng qí" (), in Chinese, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. It is a perennial plant and it is not listed as being threatened. "A. propinquus" is used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). "A. propinquus" is an component in Lectranal, a food supplement used in treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis, though there is limited evidence of its effectiveness. Chemical constituents
Seasonal adjustment data can be misleading. This is because the seasonally adjusted series contains both the trend-cycle component and the error component. As such, the seasonally adjusted data will not be "smooth" and what appears to be "downturns" or "upturns" may actually be randomness in the data. For this reason, if the purpose is finding turning points in a series, it is better to use the trend-cycle component rather than the seasonally adjusted data. Seasonal adjustment Seasonal adjustment is a statistical method for removing the seasonal component of a time series that exhibits a seasonal pattern. It is usually done when wanting