Can Panax notoginseng and Astragalus be taken together?

Panax notoginseng and Astragalus membranaceus are both precious Chinese medicinal materials, but Panax notoginseng is sweet and cool in nature, and has the effect of stopping bleeding and dispersing blood stasis, while Astragalus membranaceus is sweet and warm in nature, and is a good qi-replenishing medicine. Chinese medicine experts said that there is no mutual exclusion between these two medicines and they can be taken together. They have good effects of invigorating qi and removing blood stasis, and are especially rare medicines for female friends.

1. Can Panax notoginseng and Astragalus be taken together?

Both can be eaten together. Panax notoginseng is sweet and cool in nature, and its main effects are to stop bleeding, relieve blood stasis, reduce swelling and relieve pain. It is an important medicine for treating blood diseases caused by trauma; Astragalus is sweet and slightly warm in nature. It is a good medicine for replenishing qi. It can not only strengthen the spleen and replenish qi, nourish the lungs and consolidate the exterior, but also have diuretic and swelling effects, expel toxins and discharge pus, and heal sores and promote tissue regeneration. But it should not be used if there is empirical evidence. Suggestions: Analyzing from the nature, taste and efficacy of the two medicines, there is no opposite or opposite relationship between them. Grinding them together and taking them has a certain effect of invigorating qi and removing blood stasis.

2. Which women are suitable for using Panax notoginseng?

1. Patients with cardiovascular diseases, insufficient blood supply to the coronary arteries, and symptoms of angina pectoris can try taking Panax notoginseng powder to see the effect. Panax notoginseng can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, improve coronary blood flow, reduce myocardial oxygen consumption, and improve symptoms of angina pectoris. It should be pointed out that some Chinese patent medicines in this regard, such as Danqi tablets and Compound Danshen Drops, contain the medicinal material Panax notoginseng. If you are taking these medicines for a long time, there is no need to take Panax notoginseng additionally. If you take these medicines and feel stomach discomfort (Danshen is somewhat irritating to the stomach), you can consider stopping the medication and drinking some Panax notoginseng powder to see if the side effects will be less.

2. In the case of irregular menstruation in women, whether it is excessive bleeding, light bleeding or amenorrhea, you can try Panax notoginseng. Panax notoginseng can dissolve blood stasis and stop bleeding. The effects of activating blood circulation and stopping bleeding are not contradictory, but unified. These are all the "blood-regulating" effects of Panax notoginseng. The Medical Records of Chinese and Western Medicine mentioned that Panax notoginseng can dissolve blood stasis without hurting new blood, and it is indeed a wonderful product for regulating blood.

3. In addition to promoting blood circulation, Panax notoginseng also has the effect of "replenishing blood". Li Shizhen once said that ginseng is the best for replenishing qi, and Panax notoginseng is the best for replenishing blood. The blood-tonifying effect of Panax notoginseng is mainly the cooked Panax notoginseng, which has a very good effect. For example, stewing chicken with Panax notoginseng, or frying Panax notoginseng powder with chicken oil and then taking it, are both very beneficial for female friends with anemia, lack of qi and blood, etc.

3. Which female friends are suitable for using Astragalus?

1. Female friends who often suffer from night sweats can try using Astragalus. Astragalus has the effect of strengthening the body's defense system and strengthening the exterior. If it is combined with Saposhnikovia divaricata, Atractylodes macrocephala, etc., the effect will be better.

2. For cases where abscesses do not break or do not heal for a long time after breaking, such as chronic mastitis, and skin abscesses that do not heal, Astragalus has the function of supporting pus, detoxifying, and replenishing qi and blood, and taking Astragalus will be effective;

3. For friends with hemorrhoids, Astragalus has a certain relieving and therapeutic effect on hemorrhoid swelling, bleeding and prolapse. Hemorrhoid patients can use Astragalus and Citrus aurantium together to heal sores and promote tissue regeneration, which has a very good effect.

4. Female friends with weak spleen and stomach often have poor digestion and absorption due to weak spleen and stomach, and also suffer from malnutrition, low immunity, insufficient Qi and blood and other problems. Astragalus is yellow in color and enters the spleen, and has a good effect on replenishing spleen deficiency. The spleen is where Qi and blood are transported and transformed. Therefore, Astragalus is said to be "the best at replenishing Qi", so it is also called Huangqi.