Can I drink Astragalus tea during menstruation?

Astragalus is produced all over the world and there are many species. Astragalus is a leguminous plant and a commonly used Chinese medicine. Its main pharmacological effects are "tonifying Qi and strengthening the exterior", "promoting diuresis", and "expelling toxins and promoting tissue regeneration". What is "invigorating Qi"? Astragalus can be used for any condition that is considered by Chinese medicine to be "Qi deficiency", "insufficient Qi and blood", or "sinking of middle Qi". So, can you drink Astragalus tea during menstruation? Let’s learn about this question.

Astragalus can be eaten during menstruation. Astragalus is a qi-replenishing medicine. If there are no symptoms, it is best not to eat it. Astragalus tastes sweet and has a slightly warm aroma. It has a thin aroma but a strong taste. It can rise or fall. It is the yang among yangs and is non-toxic. Specially used to replenish qi. It enters the hand Taiyin, foot Taiyin and hand Shaoyin meridians. It has many functions, but its unique effect is particularly in replenishing blood.

The traditional Chinese medicine Astragalus is warm in nature, sweet in taste, and enters the spleen and lung meridians. It has the functions of tonifying the spleen and stomach, nourishing the lungs and replenishing qi, consolidating the exterior and stopping sweating, expelling toxins, draining pus and regenerating muscles. It is a must-have qi-tonifying medicine for people with qi deficiency. It is suitable for spontaneous sweating, long-term sores, edema, shortness of breath, susceptibility to colds and other symptoms caused by qi deficiency. Astragalus contains a variety of antibacterial active ingredients and can enhance the body's immune function, so it can also be used to prevent the occurrence of certain infectious diseases.

Astragalus is a holy medicine for replenishing Qi, and it is also effective in replenishing blood. Qi is invisible, but blood is visible. Tangible things cannot be born quickly; they must be born from intangible energy. When Astragalus is added to Angelica sinensis, it can help produce blood. Angelica sinensis can produce blood originally, so why does it need Astragalus membranaceus? You don’t know that blood-producing drugs have a slow effect in producing blood, while qi-producing drugs have a fast effect in producing blood. Moreover, if the drugs for qi and blood are combined and have the same effect, blood will gain qi and be produced quickly. What is there to doubt?

However, menstrual blood flows downward during menstruation, and Astragalus is warm in nature, and has the effects of replenishing Qi and raising Yang, raising the middle Qi, and replenishing Qi and retaining blood. When menstrual blood flows downward and menstruation is normal, taking Astragalus water at this time can lift and retain blood, which can cause disorder of Qi and blood and affect menstruation. If your menstrual period is normal, it is not recommended to drink Astragalus water during your menstrual period.

Being weak, easily fatigued, and often feeling weak is often a manifestation of "Qi deficiency". Anemia is often caused by "deficiency of Qi and blood". Symptoms such as rectal prolapse and uterine prolapse are often considered to be "sinking of the middle qi." For people with the above symptoms, it is beneficial to eat some astragalus in winter. Of course, it is best to take it under the guidance of a doctor.

The main health benefits of Astragalus tea are "replenishing Qi and strengthening the exterior" and it can also "promote diuresis". In traditional Chinese medicine, a weak constitution, easy fatigue, and constant feeling of weakness are often manifestations of "Qi deficiency", and anemia is often referred to as "insufficient Qi and blood". Astragalus tea can replenish the qi and invigorate the middle, so any patient who is considered to have "qi deficiency" or "insufficient qi and blood" by traditional Chinese medicine can use astragalus tea to replenish qi and blood and improve adverse symptoms.

Astragalus has a high clinical effectiveness in treating chronic hepatitis. The effective ingredients in Astragalus can prevent the reduction of liver glycogen and have a protective effect on carbon tetrachloride hepatitis in mice. Astragalus also has a certain effect on the conversion of positive hepatitis B virus surface antigen to negative. Astragalus is a leguminous plant and a commonly used Chinese medicine. Its main pharmacological effects are "tonifying Qi and strengthening the exterior", "promoting diuresis", and "expelling toxins and promoting tissue regeneration". What is "invigorating Qi"? Astragalus can be used for any condition that is considered by Chinese medicine to be "Qi deficiency", "insufficient Qi and blood", or "sinking of middle Qi". Being weak, easily fatigued, and often feeling weak is often a manifestation of "Qi deficiency". Anemia is often caused by "deficiency of Qi and blood". Symptoms such as rectal prolapse and uterine prolapse are often considered to be "sinking of the middle qi." During menstruation, menstrual blood flows downward; Astragalus is warm in nature and has the effects of replenishing Qi and raising Yang, raising the middle Qi, and replenishing Qi and retaining blood. When menstrual blood flows downward and menstruation is normal, taking Astragalus water at this time can lift and retain blood, which can cause disorder of Qi and blood and affect menstruation. If your menstrual period is normal, it is not recommended to drink Astragalus water during your menstrual period.

It can tonify Qi and strengthen the exterior, promote diuresis and expel toxins, discharge pus, heal sores and promote tissue regeneration. It is used for fatigue due to qi deficiency, loose stools due to poor appetite, sinking of qi in the middle, long-term diarrhea and prolapse of the anus, bloody stool and metrorrhagia, spontaneous sweating due to superficial deficiency, edema due to qi deficiency, carbuncle that is difficult to heal, long-term ulceration, blood deficiency and jaundice, internal heat and thirst; chronic nephritis proteinuria, diabetes.

Astragalus is most suitable for people with qi deficiency and spleen dampness, who tend to be bloated and have loose muscles, especially the abdominal muscles. But it is not suitable for people who are very thin and strong. In terms of physical condition, you should not eat Astragalus when you have a cold or during menstruation. In terms of season, it is not suitable for ordinary people to eat astragalus in spring. Why can't you drink Astragalus when you have a cold? Because Astragalus can strengthen the exterior of the body, it helps the body close the door and prevent external evil from invading.

Now everyone knows that you can drink Astragalus tea during menstruation. The article introduces in detail the nutritional value of this medicinal material Astragalus. I hope that after reading this article, you can have a certain understanding of this substance, so that you will know that it is not advisable to consume too much Astragalus during menstruation. Because Astragalus is helpful for replenishing blood, but consuming too much Astragalus during menstruation is harmful to the body. I hope you don’t need to use this medicinal material during menstruation, and it’s best not to eat it.