What are the differences between Astragalus and Astragalus polysaccharide?

With the development of the times, people are becoming more and more aware of health preservation and have a better understanding of common Chinese medicinal materials in life. Astragalus is a common Chinese medicinal material and is deeply loved by people. Many people like to use Astragalus to make tea, which is very helpful for maintaining health. What are the differences between Astragalus and Astragalus polysaccharides? Let’s take a look at Astragalus and Astragalus polysaccharides.

Astragalus is sweet in taste and can replenish qi and blood. Ordinary people can boil it in water and drink it, which can indeed achieve the health-preserving effects of enhancing immunity, replenishing the spleen and lung qi, and strengthening physical fitness. However, Chinese medicine emphasizes that Astragalus can be soaked in water and drunk, but the water must be freshly boiled so that the medicinal flavor can be brewed out. But even so, at most only three or four tenths of the medicinal effect can be extracted, which is a bit of a waste of medicinal materials. It is recommended that Astragalus be decocted for better results.

In addition, not everyone can drink Astragalus water, it also depends on your body constitution. Generally, people with kidney yin deficiency should not take it. If you find that your tongue coating is red, your hands and feet are hot, you feel hot in your five hearts, have dry mouth and tongue, and are easily upset, these are symptoms of yin deficiency. People with this constitution are not suitable to drink Astragalus water. People with damp-heat constitution should also avoid drinking Astragalus water. If they want to take it, it is best to pair it with heat-clearing things, such as Coptis chinensis, Scutellaria baicalensis, etc.

Astragalus polysaccharide is a water-soluble heteropolysaccharide obtained by extraction, concentration and purification of the dried roots of the leguminous plants Astragalus mongolica or Astragalus membranaceus. Light yellow, fine powder, uniform and free of impurities, hygroscopic. Astragalus polysaccharide is composed of hexuronic acid, glucose, fructose, rhamnose, arabinose, galacturonic acid and glucuronic acid. It can be used as an immune enhancer or regulator, and has anti-viral, anti-tumor, anti-aging, anti-radiation, anti-stress and antioxidant effects.

The above is an introduction to the differences between Astragalus and Astragalus polysaccharides. If we want to better ensure the health of our body, we should learn more about some medicinal materials that are helpful for health preservation, such as astragalus, wolfberry, chrysanthemum, etc., and be familiar with their related taboos, so that we can better bring out the health-preserving effects of medicinal materials.