What are the effects and consumption methods of Astragalus?

Wild Astragalus is an extremely precious traditional Chinese medicine. Most of the ones on the market are cultivated. This is also because of the shortage of medicine caused by large-scale harvesting. At this time, many patients will consult about the efficacy of Astragalus, which will help patients take it. There are many ways to take Astragalus, such as drinking it in water, making it into tea, or making it into a medicinal soup. Of course, the more important thing is to use it through food. So what are the effects and methods of taking Astragalus?

effect:

Slowing down the natural effects of aging

Astragalus can prolong the average lifespan of silkworms and fruit flies, slow down the natural aging process of human fetal lung diploid cells cultured in vitro, and extend the cell lifespan to 98 generations, while the control group only had 61-66 generations, extending the lifespan by 1/3. It also has a protective effect on mouse kidney cell culture. Astragalus has antioxidant effects and can reduce the content of lipid peroxides in animal serum and lipofuscin in the liver. Hydrogen peroxide damage to Chinese hamster lung cells (V79) causes a decrease in SOD activity. Astragalus total flavonoids have the effect of restoring SOD activity and reducing the damage of lipid peroxides to biological membranes.

Anti-ulcer

Astragalus extract has an inhibitory effect on gastric ulcers in various experimental animals, and has a significant inhibitory effect on gastric mucosal damage in mice induced by 95% ethanol and gastric mucosal damage in rats induced by pyloric ligation. It can reduce the injury area and the injury index, but has no significant effect on the gastric juice volume, gastric juice acidity and pepsin activity in rats, and can synergize with cimetidine in the protective effect on the gastric mucosa.

Directions:

1. 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.

How to eat: 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.

2. 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.

How to eat: Decoction in water.

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

3. Jade Screen Powder

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

How to eat: 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.

When we have mastered the effects and consumption methods of Astragalus, we will choose the medicine according to the physical condition. There are many skills to pay attention to when consuming Astragalus. First, buy the relevant medicines and ingredients, and then follow the steps. If the patient is treating the disease, it is best to make various decoctions. If it is for health care, the dosage must be reduced, and the method of consumption must also be changed. The use of Astragalus must comply with the relevant regulations on efficacy.