What are the side effects of drinking Astragalus water?

Scutellaria baicalensis is a common Chinese medicine for replenishing qi in clinical medicine, and Poria cocos is sweet and slightly warm. It enters the spleen and lung meridians, and has the effects of replenishing Qi and blood to generate Yang, benefiting the Wei and strengthening the exterior, promoting dampness and reducing swelling, and supporting sores and removing toxins. It is mainly used for spleen and stomach qi deficiency and middle qi sinking, poor appetite and loose stools, fatigue and drowsiness, etc. It is often used in combination with Scutellaria baicalensis, etc. If the qi deficiency is severe, it can be used with Panax ginseng. Scutellaria baicalensis itself has no toxic side effects. Under normal circumstances, there are no toxic side effects. However, Chinese medicine emphasizes syndrome differentiation in medication, and uses the right medicine according to the right syndrome. If there is no symptom of qi deficiency, taking it internally will cause symptoms such as getting angry.

Scutellaria baicalensis is a common Chinese medicinal material in clinical medicine and is also a widely welcomed food for replenishing qi and blood. The side effects of drinking Astragalus water vary. Some patients will experience chest tightness and shortness of breath, as if a stone is pressing on half of their chest; some patients will have loss of appetite and even nausea, vomiting, white, thick and yellow tongue coating, dry mouth, bitter mouth, bad breath, and greasy mouth; some patients will have dark urine with a burning sensation, constipation, and even only have a bowel movement once every few days; some patients will feel hot all over, but their body temperature is not too high.

The main side effects of drinking too much Astragalus water are as follows: First, Scutellaria baicalensis has the effect of invigorating Qi, facilitating urination and reducing swelling, so drinking too much Astragalus water may cause side effects such as abdominal distension or fluid depletion; Second, if you have chronic kidney disease and water metabolism problems, drinking too much Astragalus water may cause fluid retention and cause swelling of the limbs or eyelids; Third, due to liver and kidney metabolism problems, there may be continued accumulation of therapeutic drugs, and excessive consumption may cause drug poisoning, with symptoms such as palpitations and chest tightness.

Drinking too much water with Scutellaria baicalensis may cause some people to suffer from symptoms of getting angry, the main manifestations of which are dry mouth, dry nose, dry throat and even nosebleeds. Because Scutellaria baicalensis is a medicinal herb for replenishing qi and blood, and Poria cocos has sweet and warm effects, and belongs to the lung meridian and spleen meridian, it has the effects of replenishing qi and blood, strengthening the spleen and stomach, raising yang and lifting the sunken, benefiting the defense, and also facilitating urination and reducing swelling. If the patient has yang deficiency, his yin is insufficient. If he takes Scutellaria baicalensis for a long time, the warm nature of Scutellaria baicalensis and its effect of promoting urination and reducing swelling may make the body's yin more insufficient, so there will be symptoms of getting angry such as dry mouth, dry throat, dry throat and even nosebleeds. However, for people with spleen deficiency, lung deficiency, and obvious deficiency of both qi and blood, but no symptoms of yin deficiency, using Scutellaria baicalensis has no side effects.