Does Astragalus nourish the stomach?

If people have irregular eating habits for a long time, stomach problems will come knocking on their door, so many people now suffer from frequent stomach pain, stomach acid, and bloating. Gastric disease is a chronic disease. It is very difficult to cure it completely. It can only be recovered slowly through daily conditioning. Therefore, if people want to treat gastric disease, they can only work hard on diet. If Chinese herbal medicine is used to treat stomach problems, does Astragalus nourish the stomach?

1. Astragalus recipe for nourishing the stomach

Huangqi Jianzhong Decoction: Huangqi Jianzhong Decoction, which originated from "Golden Chamber Synopsis", is not as famous as the top ten famous prescriptions of traditional Chinese medicine, but it has also demonstrated its charm that cannot be ignored in clinical application. It is the best way to warm and nourish the spleen and stomach.

[Recipe] 15g of Astragalus, 10 jujubes, 15g of white peony root, 10g each of cinnamon twig, ginger and licorice, and 50g of maltose.

[Preparation method] Boil six kinds of herbs including Astragalus membranaceus in water to extract juice, add malt sugar and wait for it to dissolve before drinking.

[Effects] This prescription uses astragalus, jujube, and licorice to nourish the spleen and replenish qi, cinnamon twig and ginger to warm the yang and dispel cold, white peony root to relieve pain, and maltose to nourish the spleen and relieve urgency. It focuses on warming the spleen and stomach, and is the main prescription for preventing and treating stomach pain caused by deficiency and cold.

2. Functions and indications:

1. Long-term illness and weight loss;

2. Poor appetite, alternating chills and fevers, shortness of breath, and easy sweating;

3. Weak pulse;

4. Have a history of overwork;

3. Combination of Astragalus with other herbs

1. Astragalus and Honeysuckle

Astragalus nourishes Qi and raises Yang, replenishes Qi and removes toxins. Honeysuckle can clear away heat, detoxify, cool blood, and penetrate the body. It is an important medicine for treating sores, ulcers, and swellings. The two medicines are combined to nourish and clear away heat. They nourish without causing heat, and clear away heat without hurting the body. They have remarkable effects in expelling toxins and clearing away waste. It is suitable for treating sores, swelling and infection, sores that do not heal for a long time; diabetes is prone to sores and boils, which occur and heal from time to time. Chronic kidney disease, long-term illness with weak qi, accumulation of heat and toxins, renal damage, and inability to eliminate proteinuria. The two medicines are used together to invigorate qi and strengthen the body, remove toxins, without hurting the body or causing dampness and heat. It is also suitable for use in patients with chronic hepatitis, long-term illness, qi deficiency, residual heat, and liver damage. It has the effects of invigorating qi, detoxifying, and protecting the liver.

2. Astragalus and Chinese Yam

Astragalus nourishes the spleen. Yam benefits the spleen, nourishes spleen yin and consolidates essence. The two medicines are used together to replenish qi without stagnating it, and to nourish it without causing greasiness and stagnation, and together they have the effect of invigorating the spleen and nourishing the spleen yin. This is an effective combination of Shi Jinmo for treating diabetes and can lower blood sugar. In the treatment of ulcer disease, the two medicines are selected according to syndrome differentiation, which have the effect of replenishing qi and stopping bleeding, and are beneficial to the healing of ulcers.

3. Astragalus and Salvia miltiorrhiza

Astragalus nourishes the vital energy of the lungs and spleen. Danshen promotes blood circulation, removes blood stasis and nourishes blood. The two medicines are used together to invigorate Qi and activate blood circulation. When Qi is strong and blood circulates, and when blood circulates, Qi is also strong, thus achieving the effect of invigorating Qi and activating blood circulation. It is an important medicine for treating stroke sequelae, chest pain, palpitations, limb numbness, etc. caused by qi deficiency and blood stasis. It is suitable for patients with ascites due to liver cirrhosis, hepatosplenomegaly, edema due to nephritis and kidney disease, and accumulation of masses due to qi deficiency and blood stasis. It is also an important medicine for patients with aplastic anemia and diabetes due to qi deficiency and blood stasis.

4. Astragalus and Angelica

Astragalus nourishes the spleen and lung vital energy and stimulates qi transformation. Angelica nourishes blood, harmonizes blood and promotes blood circulation. When Qi is strong, blood is produced. The two medicines are used together to replenish Qi and generate blood, regulating both Qi and blood. Qi and blood are harmonized, so that Yin fire can be restrained and lowered.