The efficacy and function of red rock astragalus

Only when we understand the main ingredients of any medicinal material can we better exert its efficacy and function. Here I recommend a very popular Chinese medicinal material, Red Flower Rock Astragalus.

【English name】 root of Multijugate Sweetvetch.

[Alias] Red Astragalus, Astragalus.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of the leguminous plant Astragalus membranaceus.

[Original form] Red rock astragalus is a semi-shrub, up to 1m in height. Young branches densely pubescent. The petiole is very short and densely covered with short soft hairs. The stipules are ovate-lanceolate, 2-4mm long, united at the bottom and hairy on the outside. The leaves are odd-pinnate with 21-41 leaflets. The leaf blades are ovate, elliptical or obovate, 5-12mm long and 3-6mm wide, with obtuse or slightly concave apex and nearly rounded base. The upper surface is glabrous and covered with small spots, and the lower surface is densely covered with flat short soft hairs. The racemes are glued, with pedicels 10-35cm long; there are 9-25 flowers, sparse; the bracts fall off early; the pedicels are 2-3mm long and hairy; the calyx is bell-shaped, 5-6mm long, covered with short soft hairs on the outside, with 5 calyx teeth, triangular in shape, shorter than the calyx tube; the papilionate corolla is purple-red with yellow spots, the standard petal and the keel petal are nearly equal in length, and the wing petals are short. Stamens 10, disarticulate, style filiform, curved. The pods are flat, with 2-3 nodes, obliquely rounded nodes, with transverse ribs and soft hairs on the surface, and often 1-3 tiny thorns in the middle or prickles on the edges. The flowering period is June-July, and the fruiting period is August-September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown on river banks or gravel in desert areas.

【Nature and flavor】 sweet; warm

【Meridian】 Heart; Lung; Spleen; Kidney

[Functions and indications] Tonify Qi and consolidate the exterior; promote diuresis; expel toxins and discharge pus; promote tissue regeneration and heal sores. Indications: shortness of breath, palpitations, fatigue, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, chronic diarrhea, rectal prolapse, uterine prolapse, edema due to physical weakness, chronic nephritis, carbuncle that is difficult to heal, or carbuncle that does not heal for a long time

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 6-15g, large dose should be up to 30g. It is better to use it roasted for replenishing deficiency; it is better to use it raw for stopping sweat, promoting diuresis, and healing sores and promoting tissue regeneration.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Root: sweet in taste, slightly warm in nature. It has the functions of replenishing Qi and strengthening the exterior, promoting diuresis, expelling toxins and pus, and promoting tissue regeneration. It is used for shortness of breath, palpitations, fatigue, collapse, spontaneous sweating and night sweats, edema due to physical weakness, chronic nephritis, long-term diarrhea, rectal prolapse, uterine prolapse, carbuncle that is difficult to ulcerate, and sores that do not heal. It is best to use it roasted for replenishing qi; it is best to use it raw for stopping sweating, promoting diuresis, expelling toxins and pus, and promoting tissue regeneration.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Through this article's detailed introduction to the effects of red flower rock astragalus, we can learn about the several major effects of red flower rock astragalus. These effects are indeed a good way to regulate the body for people with poor physical constitution and low resistance. Everyone can try it.