What are the effects of Astragalus?

Astragalus is a precious Chinese herbal medicine handed down from ancient times. It was also a well-known medicine in ancient times. However, modern people will choose Western medicine for treatment when they see a doctor, so there are still many things they don’t know about Astragalus. Astragalus is also a kind of profound culture in my country. Choosing Astragalus rationally for yourself is also a good way to treat diseases. Astragalus has many effects. After eating it, it has a good effect on nourishing the body. So what are the effects of Astragalus?

Astragalus has the effects of invigorating Qi and strengthening the exterior, astringing sweat and preventing loss of body fluids, supporting sores and promoting tissue regeneration, and promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. It is used to treat fatigue due to qi deficiency, sinking of qi in the middle, prolapse of the anus due to long-term diarrhea, bloody stool and metrorrhagia, spontaneous sweating due to superficial deficiency, carbuncles that are difficult to heal, long-term ulcers that do not heal, blood deficiency and sallow complexion, internal heat and thirst, chronic nephritis, proteinuria, diabetes, etc. Roasted Astragalus membranaceus can replenish Qi and nourish the middle, while raw Astragalus membranaceus can strengthen the exterior and support sores.

[1] Astragalus for treating urinary obstruction: 10g of Astragalus membranaceus, 2 cups of water, boil 1 cup, drink while warm. For children, reduce the dose by half. "General Micro-Theory". Qi deficiency and leucorrhea. Stir-fry 25 grams of Astragalus with salt and 50 grams of Poria, and grind them into powder. Take 5 grams each time, with plain soup. "Experienced Recipes".

[2] Astragalus is used to treat spontaneous sweating due to deficiency of the exterior and susceptibility to colds: 10g raw Astragalus, 10g Atractylodes macrocephala, 10g Saposhnikovia divaricata. Take it in decoction, 1 dose per day. Can be taken long term.

[3] Astragalus membranaceus is a medicine for treating thirst and tonifying deficiency. It can treat various deficiencies in men and women, such as restlessness, thirst, sallow complexion, inability to eat, thirst first followed by boils, or boils first followed by thirst. It is advisable to take this medicine regularly to tonify the qi and blood, soothe the internal organs, and prevent boils for life: use 30 grams of Astragalus membranaceus without the stem, roast half of it raw, moisten the other half with salt water, steam it three times on rice, roast and grind it, and use 50 grams of licorice root powder, half of it raw and the other half roast until it turns yellow. Take 10 grams each time, with white soup, once in the morning and once at noon. It can also be decocted and taken, called Astragalus Liuyi Decoction. "Essentials of Surgery".

[4] Astragalus for treating peptic ulcer: 12g each of Astragalus, Codonopsis, Cuttlefish bone, Poria, 9g each of Angelica, White Peony, Bletilla striata, and 6g of Licorice. Decoction in water. Take 1 dose daily.

[5] Astragalus root can treat constipation in the elderly: Use 25g each of Astragalus membranaceus and dried tangerine peel with the white part removed, and grind into powder. Take 15 grams each time. Use one cup of hemp seeds, grind them into a pulp, filter the pulp with water, boil until milk appears, add one spoon of white honey, boil again, adjust the medicine and take it on an empty stomach. In severe cases, take no more than two doses. This medicine is neither cold nor hot. Regular use of it will not cause constipation and its effect is miraculous. "Prescriptions of the Bureau of Heji".

[6] Astragalus for treating internal carbuncle: Use 50g of Astragalus and 50g of ginseng, grind into powder, add 1g of borneol, and mix with raw lotus root juice to make pills the size of mung beans. Take 20 pills each time with warm water, three times a day. "Ben Shi Fang".

[7] Astragalus root is used to treat intestinal wind and bloody diarrhea: Use equal parts of Astragalus root and Coptis root, grind into powder, and make into mung bean-sized pills with flour paste. Take 30 pills each time, with rice water. Sun Yonghe's "Secret Treasure Recipe". Coughing up with pus, blood and dry throat is due to heat in the deficiency of the body, and you should not take cooling medicine. Take 4 liang of good astragalus and 50 grams of licorice and grind them into powder. Take 10 grams each time, with soup. "Xi Yan Shang Fang".

We have introduced the effects of Astragalus and how to use it very clearly above. When you don’t know about it yet, you can make Astragalus for yourself according to the methods we suggested. Different medicines are used to treat various diseases with Astragalus, and Astragalus can also be used when there is no disease. It can strengthen the body when there is no disease.