Is it good to soak astragalus, codonopsis and red dates in water?

Astragalus is a commonly seen medicinal material, and is also the most common and inexpensive medicinal material. Many people like to put Astragalus in food to make soup. The soup contains the effects of Astragalus and is very good for the body after eating. Red dates are edible fruits. They can be eaten raw when they are fresh. After being dried in the sun, they become red dates. Red dates can replenish blood and many women like to eat them. Most people eat it raw, but they can also soak it in water to drink. So is it good to soak astragalus, codonopsis and red dates in water?

These three herbs all have the effect of replenishing qi. If you use them to make tea and drink them regularly, they will have a better qi-replenishing effect.

Astragalus has the effects of replenishing Qi and strengthening the exterior, promoting diuresis and expelling toxins, discharging pus, and healing sores and promoting tissue regeneration. It is used for fatigue due to qi deficiency, loose stools due to poor appetite, sinking of the middle qi, prolapse of the anus due to long-term diarrhea, bloody stool and metrorrhagia, spontaneous sweating due to superficial deficiency, carbuncles that are difficult to heal, long-term ulcers that do not heal, blood deficiency and sallow complexion, internal heat and thirst. The Bencao records: "It is used to treat carbuncle, long-term sore, discharge pus and relieve pain. It can replenish deficiency and cure all kinds of diseases in children." The Rihuazi Materia Medica records: "It helps to strengthen qi, strengthen tendons and bones, grow flesh and replenish blood."

Astragalus can significantly increase the total number of white blood cells in the blood and promote the phagocytic function and bactericidal ability of neutrophils and macrophages. Astragalus polysaccharide can increase the hematocrit of normal rats and increase the number of red blood cells. In rats or mice with blood deficiency syndrome model, Astragalus and Astragalus polysaccharide can increase the hematocrit or hemoglobin content.

Codonopsis pilosula is in the form of oval or quasi-circular thick slices, with a yellow-brown or gray-yellow surface, a yellow-white or yellow-brown cut surface, cracks or chrysanthemum patterns, and a light yellow center. The periphery is pale yellowish white with yellowish brown and has longitudinal wrinkles. It has a special aroma and a slightly sweet taste. Raw Codonopsis slices are good at replenishing Qi and promoting salivation. It is often used for damage to both Qi and body fluid or deficiency of both Qi and blood. Codonopsis pilosula is sweet and neutral in nature. It can replenish the middle and benefit the qi, quench thirst, strengthen the spleen and benefit the lungs, nourish the blood and produce body fluids. It is used for spleen and lung qi deficiency, poor appetite and fatigue, cough and weak wheezing, qi and blood deficiency, sallow complexion, palpitations and shortness of breath, thirst due to loss of body fluid, and internal heat and thirst. Symptoms include laziness, shortness of breath, weakness in the limbs, poor appetite, qi deficiency, deficiency of both qi and fluid, deficiency of both qi and blood, and blood deficiency and sallow complexion. However, it cannot be used when the external symptoms have not been relieved and the body is still full of evil. The efficacy of this product is similar to that of ginseng, but its medicinal power is weaker. It can be used instead of ginseng to treat general deficiency syndrome; but for severe exhaustion, it is still appropriate to use ginseng. Dig up in autumn, wash and dry.

Red dates, also known as jujubes. It is characterized by its very high vitamin content and is known as a "natural vitamin pill". It has the effects of nourishing yin and yang, and replenishing blood. Jujube is a temperate crop with strong adaptability. Red dates are known as "hardcore crops" and are drought- and water-resistant, making them the preferred variety for developing water-saving forestry and fruit industries.

Red dates are sweet and warm in nature, and belong to the spleen and stomach meridians. They have the functions of tonifying the middle and replenishing Qi, nourishing blood and calming the mind, and alleviating the medicinal properties. Modern pharmacology has found that red dates contain rich nutrients such as protein, fat, sugars, organic acids, vitamin A, vitamin C, trace calcium and multiple amino acids.

Is it good to soak Astragalus, Codonopsis and red dates in water? It is very good to soak the three together in water and drink it. There will be no conflict between the medicinal effects, and no mutual restraint will occur. It is very good to drink this regularly to replenish blood or qi. However, you should also pay attention to observing the physical condition when using medicinal materials to make tea. Some patients are not suitable for drinking and should avoid it. If you are physically fit, you must persist in taking it to see obvious effects, but you must also control the amount you take to avoid harm to your body due to increased dosage.