What are the ways to consume raw Astragalus?

Astragalus is a common medicinal material in our lives. We mainly use it to treat physical weakness and to protect the fetus. It is also helpful for replenishing blood and treating night sweats. As for raw Astragalus, we have Guipi Decoction and Buzhong Yiqi Decoction in our daily life. You can learn about their preparation methods. I believe it will be helpful for you to consume Astragalus in your life.

Astragalus can replenish the body's Qi, and has the effects of raising yang, consolidating the exterior and stopping sweating, draining pus and promoting tissue regeneration, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling, and calming the fetus and benefiting the blood. It has remarkable therapeutic effects on anemia, edema, physical weakness and sweating, fetal movement disorder, uterine prolapse, deficiency of qi and blood, and yin deficiency. Drinking water soaked with Astragalus alone can cure drowsiness, weakness and shortness of breath.

How to consume Astragalus, Guipi Decoction

Prescription: 9 grams each of Astragalus, longan meat, Poria, fried jujube seeds, 6 grams each of Atractylodes, ginseng, 3 grams each of costus root, roasted licorice, Polygala, and Angelica, 3 slices of ginger, and 3 dates.

Usage: Decoction in water.

Function: It can cure various hemorrhagic diseases, nourish blood and calm the mind, nourish the heart and spleen, and regulate menstruation.

How to consume Astragalus, Buzhong Yiqi Decoction

Prescription: 6 grams each of bupleurum, astragalus, tangerine peel, angelica, and ephedra, 10 grams each of codonopsis, atractylodes, donkey-hide gelatin, and lithospermum, 10 dates, 20 grams of agrimony, and 8 grams of licorice.

Usage: Decoction in water and drink warm before meals or on an empty stomach.

Function: Raising yang and replenishing the middle, invigorating qi and harmonizing yin can treat allergic rhinitis, eliminate fatigue, nourish the spleen and stomach, etc.

How to consume Astragalus, Yupingfeng Powder

Prescription: 300 grams of Astragalus, 100 grams each of Saposhnikovia divaricata and Atractylodes macrocephala.

Usage: Grind into fine powder, take twice a day, 15g each time, and swallow.

Function: Strengthen the exterior and stop sweating, used for symptoms such as spontaneous sweating due to physical weakness and susceptibility to colds.

How to consume Astragalus, Buyang Huanwu Decoction

Prescription: 60g of raw astragalus, 6g each of angelica root and red peony root, 3g each of chuanxiong, peach kernel, safflower and earthworm

Usage: Decoction in water.

Function: Tonify Qi and activate blood circulation, remove blood stasis and dredge meridians. It is used for hemiplegia, facial paralysis, speech difficulties or paraplegia, lower limb atrophy, dry stool, frequent urination and urinary incontinence. This prescription can be used for sequelae of stroke, cerebral thrombosis and sequelae of polio, etc.

From the above introduction to the consumption methods of raw Astragalus, you should all know how to consume this medicinal material in daily life. If we want to consume the medicinal material raw Astragalus in our daily life, we can use the method of Buyang Huanwu Decoction or Yupingfeng Powder. I suggest that you remember the method introduced in your article.