What are the uses and methods of Astragalus

Usually we all like to take some Chinese herbal medicine to regulate the body, like what is the use of Astragalus? Astragalus is one of our most common Chinese herbal medicines. It has many benefits to the body. It can replenish qi and blood. You can eat some when you often feel tired and have no strength in your body. Astragalus is not only able to be boiled in water, there are many ways to cook it. Now I would like to introduce to you some delicious ways to cook Astragalus that I know of.

It has the effects of enhancing the body's immune function, protecting the liver, diuresis, anti-aging, anti-stress, lowering blood pressure and a wide range of antibacterial effects. However, it should not be taken in patients with symptoms such as excessive external evil, stagnation of qi and dampness, stagnant food, severe heat and toxicity in the early stage of carbuncle or after ulceration, as well as those with yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity.

Astragalus and Poria wine

1. Wash the red dates with warm water. 2. Wash the Poria cocos and Astragalus membranaceus with clean water and then wrap them in a small gauze bag. 3. Put the red dates and the small gauze bag in a small pot, add about two bowls of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer for about 30 minutes over low heat until there is still one bowl of water. 4. Add the fermented rice wine and some small Yuanxiao. After boiling, you can turn off the heat.

Recipe method:

1. Rinse the astragalus, codonopsis and red dates with running water. 2. Soak for two hours. 3. Bring to a boil over high heat and then simmer for 30 minutes.

Recipe Tips:

1. After decocting, you can add the same amount of water to decoct again.

2. No need to add sugar, the sweetness and fragrance of red dates are just right

3. This soup can be consumed as tea

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Astragalus Porridge

1. Add 200 ml of water to Astragalus, boil until 100 ml is left, remove the residue and keep the juice. 2. Wash the japonica rice, add 300 ml of water and cook until the rice blooms and the soup is thick, then add a little brown sugar. Efficacy: 1. Tonify Qi and raise Yang, strengthen the body's defense system and consolidate the exterior, expel toxins and promote tissue regeneration, promote diuresis and reduce swelling. 2. Suitable for qi deficiency and physical weakness, colds, fatigue, poor appetite and loose stools, prolapse of the anus and prolapse of the vagina, spontaneous sweating and night sweats, facial edema, difficulty urinating, shortness of breath and palpitations, hepatitis, etc. 3. Stop taking the medicine during the period of cold and fever. It is also not suitable for people with yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire.

The above introduces the uses and methods of Astragalus. Friends who are interested can try it at home. These practices, as well as the traditional way of taking Chinese medicine, give people a completely new understanding. It can be drunk as soup. Delicious and healthy. It is best to drink it in autumn and winter so that you won’t get a sore throat easily. It's such a blessing to drink a bowl of hot and nutritious soup in cold weather.