What does Astragalus treat?

What exactly does Astragalus treat? Most people know that Astragalus can treat many diseases, but what types of diseases can Astragalus be used to treat? What diseases can be improved and regulated better? Astragalus is also a kind of Chinese herbal medicine. It tastes a little sweet and bitter, and is warm in nature. It is very good for the improvement of the lungs and spleen and stomach. Astragalus can also treat many diseases and is also very good for the skin. So what exactly does Astragalus treat?

It is a view generally accepted by Chinese medicine that Astragalus can treat hypertension. Generally, patients with hypertension, especially the elderly, will have more or less swelling of the lower body, and Astragalus is the best medicinal material for treating swelling and edema.

Glomerulonephritis can also be treated with Astragalus. If you have a patient with glomerulonephritis, you can soak the Astragalus in a cup of water for half an hour and then drink it. You can see the effect after a few courses of treatment.

Diabetics can also use Astragalus as an auxiliary treatment. Hu Shi in the Republic of China period took Astragalus to treat his diabetes on the advice of a Chinese medicine doctor in Beijing. Therefore, Astragalus can be taken by people with diabetes.

People who often catch colds and have low resistance can use Astragalus to treat them, especially respiratory diseases. Astragalus can be taken together with Atractylodes macrocephala and Saposhnikovia divaricata, which is very helpful for recovery from the disease. This prescription is what we often call Yupingfeng Powder.

Once these diseases occur, you can choose to use Astragalus to treat and improve them. Astragalus is effective in treating these diseases and has few side effects, so people are willing to eat Astragalus to treat their diseases. However, the diseases generally treated with Astragalus are those that can be diagnosed in traditional Chinese medicine. If Western medicine must be used for treatment, then Astragalus will not be very effective.