Can Astragalus be soaked in water and drunk together with wolfberry?

Nowadays people attach great importance to health care, especially some health care medicinal materials are becoming more and more popular among people. Astragalus and wolfberry are also very important Chinese medicinal materials. Some people like to soak astragalus and wolfberry in water to drink together. Is this method correct? What are the benefits to the body if astragalus and wolfberry are soaked together? The following will introduce some of the effects and precautions of drinking astragalus and wolfberry together.

Nowadays, there are more and more health-care medicinal materials, and they are becoming more and more accessible to ordinary people. Many people are using Chinese medicinal materials for health care. The better Chinese medicinal materials include astragalus, wolfberry, yam, dendrobium, etc. There are many ways to consume them, and soaking in water is a common one.

The Chinese medicinal herb wolfberry is a yin-tonifying medicine. As a tonic that can be used as both medicine and food, wolfberry has a variety of ways to be consumed. It nourishes the kidney and replenishes essence, nourishes the liver and improves eyesight, replenishes blood and calms the mind, promotes fluid production and quenches thirst, moistens the lungs and relieves cough. It is used to treat liver and kidney yin deficiency, soreness of waist and knees, dizziness, blurred vision, excessive tearing, consumptive cough, thirst, and spermatorrhea.

Astragalus is sweet and warm. It is used to treat carbuncle, long-term sore, discharge pus and relieve pain, leprosy, five types of hemorrhoids, fistula, tonic and all kinds of diseases in children. Astragalus has the effect of replenishing Qi and raising Yang. It is mainly used to treat spleen and stomach weakness, sinking of Qi in the middle, etc. It is generally used for people with spleen and stomach Qi deficiency or pale complexion, cold hands and feet. Astragalus can be used to make wine or added to dishes. For example, it is a common ingredient in turtle soup and black chicken soup. However, because women are yin, if they replenish qi and raise yang excessively, they are likely to develop pimples on their faces.

Astragalus can be soaked in water and drunk, but it must be freshly boiled water, so that the medicinal flavor can be brewed out. However, at most only three or four tenths of the medicinal effect can be extracted, which is a bit of a waste of medicinal resources. It is recommended to mainly decoct it for better results. It is better to wash the astragalus and wolfberry and boil them in water to drink. Do not use an iron pot to boil them. A casserole is best. If you don't have one, stainless steel will also work. Put them in the pot after washing and add an appropriate amount of cold water (do not add hot water) (you can boil more at a time and drink it in several times). After boiling, turn to low heat and cook for 2 hours. Generally, 20 to 25 grams of each is enough.

There are some precautions when drinking Astragalus and wolfberry together, because they are both very good Chinese medicinal materials. Although some people drink them together for health benefits and can prevent many physical diseases, you must be especially careful when drinking such Chinese medicinal materials. Don't drink them casually, otherwise it will cause many problems to your body.