Red Bean, Job's Tears, Astragalus, American Ginseng

In daily life, many people pay great attention to their health and often buy some Chinese medicinal materials to eat, hoping to make themselves healthier in this way. Astragalus and American ginseng are both things that are often seen and are very helpful to human health, but things with different functions put together will cause concern. Some people are afraid that after eating astragalus and American ginseng together, the body will have some adverse reactions. So, can astragalus and American ginseng be eaten together?

Can Astragalus be taken with American ginseng?

It is okay to drink astragalus, American ginseng and wolfberry by soaking them in water. But for those of you who are afraid of cold hands and feet, I also suggest that you remove the American ginseng when drinking water. Because American ginseng is cold in nature, its main effects are to replenish qi and nourish yin, clear away heat and promote body fluid. It is more commonly used in summer and is more suitable for people with yin deficiency and heat.

Astragalus is warm in nature, and its effects have been mentioned above. Lycium barbarum is neutral in nature, and its main functions are to nourish the liver and kidneys, and improve vision. Both can be drunk in water. In view of your cold hands and feet or fear of cold, it is recommended that you eat more warm foods in your daily diet. You can also add longan when soaking water and drink it together with astragalus and wolfberry.

You can eat more warm foods such as mutton, chicken, dog meat, longan, walnuts, dates, and brown sugar. I believe it will greatly improve your cold hands and feet.

The famous Chinese medicine recipe <Angelica, Ginger and Lamb Soup> is also very effective in treating cold hands and feet.

Regarding the effects of soaking astragalus and American ginseng in water, first of all, it can clear the liver and improve eyesight, because astragalus and American ginseng are hot medicines themselves, which have a good effect of strengthening yang, nourishing the liver and replenishing qi. Nowadays, many people have cold hands and feet, and cold body problems. That is because of kidney deficiency and insufficient yang. Drinking astragalus and American ginseng soaked in water regularly can increase calories, but you can't drink too much as it will easily cause getting angry.

The efficacy and function of Astragalus

1. Because it is rich in various trace elements, it is a basic medicinal material for the lungs and respiratory ability. It can act on the sweating symptoms caused by low immunity and enhance the spleen and metabolic capacity.

2. Use Astragalus to replenish Qi. For patients with spleen and lung Qi deficiency, Astragalus can replenish the Qi of the whole body. Astragalus can be used for both the upper and lower body.

3. Raw Astragalus has the effects of invigorating Qi and strengthening the exterior, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling, detoxifying, and promoting tissue regeneration. It is suitable for spontaneous sweating, night sweats, blood stasis, edema, carbuncles that do not ulcerate or ulcers that do not heal for a long time, etc.

4. Astragalus can also reduce blood viscosity and can be used to treat symptoms such as high blood pressure, heart disease, and diabetes. Astragalus can also dilate blood vessels, improve blood circulation and nutritional status of the skin, so it is effective for chronic ulcers that do not heal for a long time.

Contraindications of Astragalus:

If the combination of Astragalus is not correct, it is likely to affect its own efficacy and reduce its efficacy.

Here are some contraindications of using Astragalus: it should not be used in combination with tortoise shell and Dictamni bark. Also, when recuperating, people with bone steaming, tuberculosis and fullness in the middle should not use it, so as not to affect the health of the body.

1. "Annotations to the Classic of Materia Medica" says: "It is harmful to tortoise shells."

2. Xu Zhicai's "Medicine Pair": "It is incompatible with tortoise shell and white mulberry bark."

3. "Medical Introduction·Compendium of Materia Medica": "It is forbidden to use it if the dark qi is strong.

4. "Compendium of Materia Medica": "It is resistant to Veratrum, and afraid of Penis Enlargement and Saposhnikovia divaricata.

5. "New Compendium of Materia Medica": "It is not suitable for people with bone steaming, tuberculosis and fullness in the middle."

6. "Pharmaceutical Chemistry": "If there is excess Qi, the external evil is strong, the pores are full, and the triple burner fire is agitated, it is advisable to stop using it. As for stroke, paralysis of the hands and feet, phlegm congestion and Qi stagnation, it should not be added from beginning to end."

7. "Ben Cao Jing Shu": "It can strengthen the exterior, so do not use it if there are exterior evils; it can help qi, so do not use it if qi is strong; it can fill the interior, so do not use it if there is chest qi stagnation, or stomach stagnation; it can replenish yang, so do not use it if there is yang excess and yin deficiency; it can replenish yang, so do not use it if there is excessive heat in the upper part of the body and coldness in the lower part of the body; do not use it if the patient is prone to anger or liver qi is not harmonious; it is forbidden to use it if there is severe heat in the blood of smallpox."