Side Effects of Astragalus

Astragalus is a common Chinese medicine, especially in the field of traditional Chinese medicine, people like to use Astragalus to enhance the body's immunity, change the body's problems, and promote the health of the body. In fact, it is also very helpful. In particular, Astragalus can be consumed as a health product. It can be said that Astragalus is a Chinese medicine with strong medicinal effects and good health effects.

But at the same time, we also know that everything has its opposite. Although Astragalus has great advantages for human health, if you eat too much Astragalus or take it improperly, it will cause great side effects. So what are the side effects of improper use of Astragalus?

From the perspective of clinical Chinese medicine, Astragalus is a good medicine with powerful and unique effects. Generally, after using dozens of grams in clinical practice, the patient's pulse will respond immediately, and the mental and physical strength will improve. Correct and reasonable use will produce obvious results. But it must be noted that its side effects are equally powerful.

Astragalus is warm in nature and its medicinal power is upward (tonifying qi and raising yang), while the climate is warm in spring and the humidity and heat are strong. Using Astragalus can easily lead to heat assisting heat, which is not conducive to the full development of its medicinal power. More importantly, using Astragalus in clinical Chinese medicine can easily replenish fire (warm in nature and tonify qi) and assist evil (disease or some pathogenic factors). Once there is a lack of accurate and comprehensive level of diagnosis and technology to control its side effects, the tonic may turn into poison when taken. It is very harmful. The most common side effect is the rapid onset of "heat" symptoms, such as flushing, irritability, poor sleep or insomnia, sore throat, high blood pressure or dizziness, etc., which may even aggravate or reverse the condition. Clinically, people often use Astragalus alone for tonic or take a large amount at one time, which is a dangerous behavior of looking for illness when there is no illness or aggravating the illness. When taking Astragalus for tonic purposes, it is generally necessary to start with a small amount and increase the dosage gradually. While taking it, observe whether there are any signs of getting angry, whether the original disease in the body has worsened, or whether there is a feeling of stuffiness or pain. If so, the dosage should be discontinued or taken with other medicine. If symptoms such as fatigue, sweating or shortness of breath are alleviated, and the mental and physical strength are improved without the above-mentioned side effects, the dosage can be increased. A safer way is to use Codonopsis pilosula first, and then add or switch to Astragalus after it is effective without side effects. When using Astragalus, increase the dosage gradually to the level that the body can tolerate without side effects. The safest way is to use the formula.

All medicines are poisonous. Although Astragalus has high health value, it can cause many health problems if taken improperly in daily life. Therefore, you must pay attention to relevant details when using it in daily life. Moreover, if you want to use Astragalus for health preservation, you must consult relevant experts so as not to mistake health products for drugs.