What are the effects of drinking Codonopsis and Astragalus in water?

Everyone knows that Codonopsis pilosula and Astragalus membranaceus are relatively common Chinese medicinal materials. When people choose to use Chinese medicinal materials for health care and nourishing the body, they often consume the two together. Facts have proved that using these two medicinal materials together will greatly enhance the effect of replenishing qi. In daily life, the most common thing people do is to soak Codonopsis pilosula and Astragalus membranaceus together in water and drink it, which is simple and effective. However, if you have a cold and fever, or are suffering from tuberculosis or carbuncle, you should not drink water soaked with Codonopsis pilosula and Astragalus membranaceus. Now let’s talk about the benefits of drinking water soaked with Codonopsis pilosula and Astragalus membranaceus.

The efficacy of drinking Codonopsis and Astragalus in water

1. Astragalus, also known as Astragalus membranaceus, is a perennial herb that has a good effect on enhancing the body's immune function, protecting the liver, and diuresis. It also has good effects in anti-aging, anti-stress, and lowering blood pressure. Therefore, it is used as a medicine. Codonopsis pilosula also has a good medicinal effect. It has a good effect on tonifying the middle and replenishing qi, relieving cough, strengthening the spleen and benefiting the lungs. So, what are the effects of drinking Astragalus membranaceus and Codonopsis pilosula in water?

2. Codonopsis pilosula is sweet in taste, neutral in nature, and enters the spleen and lung meridians. It can both replenish the middle and benefit the Qi, promote the production of body fluids and quench thirst, and is used to treat symptoms such as spleen and stomach weakness, poor appetite and loose stools, weak limbs, facial edema, dry mouth and thirst, and spontaneous sweating; it can also replenish Qi and nourish blood, and is used to treat symptoms of blood deficiency and sallow complexion, palpitations, shortness of breath, and deficiency of both Qi and blood caused by chronic hemorrhagic diseases; it can also replenish the spleen and nourish the lungs, and is used to treat chronic cough, which is caused by deficiency of both the spleen and lungs. In addition, it can also treat rectal prolapse and uterine prolapse.

3. Codonopsis pilosula is sweet and warm, nourishes the middle, harmonizes the spleen and stomach, promotes healthy metabolism, invigorates Qi and produces blood; Astragalus membranaceus is sweet and warm, invigorates Qi and raises Yang, warms the flesh, strengthens the pores, invigorates the Wei and consolidates the exterior, removes toxins, produces new muscles, and promotes diuresis and reduces swelling. Codonopsis pilosula replenishes the middle Qi and is good at stopping diarrhea, while Astragalus membranaceus consolidates the defensive Qi and is good at reducing sweat. Codonopsis is more yin and tonifies the middle, while Astragalus is more yang and strengthens the exterior. The two medicines are combined, one inside and one outside, one yin and one yang, and they complement each other, and their effect is more obvious, and they play the role of strengthening the body and replenishing Qi.

Precautions for drinking Codonopsis and Astragalus in water

1. First of all, Astragalus and Codonopsis are suitable for people with qi deficiency. If you don't have symptoms of qi deficiency, try not to drink this thing. If you have yin deficiency, it will be harmful. In addition, it is generally difficult to soak Astragalus and Codonopsis to get the effective ingredients. The general dosage of Astragalus used in traditional Chinese medicine is about 30g, and Codonopsis is about 12g. If soaked in water, the amount is generally less than this.

2. Decide whether it is suitable for drinking according to your own situation. If it is suitable for drinking, use 20g of Astragalus and about 9g of Codonopsis. You can also boil them and drink them as tea.

3. If you want to replenish qi and blood, it is best to follow the ratio of 5:1 between Astragalus and Angelica, that is, 30g of Astragalus and 6g of Angelica. A little Codonopsis pilosula will do, and the most important angelica must be the angelica body. The angelica body replenishes blood, the angelica tail promotes blood circulation, and the angelica head removes blood stasis and stops bleeding.