What are the effects and dosage of Astragalus?

Most people like to buy Chinese medicine after getting sick, while some people like Chinese patent medicine. Of course, the market for Western medicine is also huge, but many people use Chinese medicine for minor illnesses. There are many medicines in Chinese medicine, such as Astragalus, Codonopsis, etc. Each medicine has many nutrients and functions, which can regulate the body and treat diseases. For patients with Astragalus, it is necessary to know its functions and the dosage of the medicine. So what are the functions and dosage of Astragalus?

The medicinal use of Astragalus has a history of more than 2,000 years. This product is cylindrical, some have branches, the upper end is thicker, 30 to 90 cm long, and 1 to 3.5 cm in diameter. The surface is light brown or light brown, with irregular longitudinal wrinkles or grooves. It is hard and tough, not easy to break, with strong fibrous and powdery cross-section. The bark is yellowish-white, the wood is light yellow, with radial texture and cracks. The center of the old root is occasionally dead and rotten, dark brown or hollow. It has a faint odor, slightly sweet taste, and a slight bean flavor when chewed. It has the effects of enhancing the body's immune function, protecting the liver, diuresis, anti-aging, anti-stress, lowering blood pressure and a wide range of antibacterial effects. However, it should not be taken in patients with symptoms such as excessive external evil, stagnation of qi and dampness, stagnant food, severe heat and toxicity in the early stage of carbuncle or after ulceration, as well as those with yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity.

Astragalus can promote the body's metabolism, resist fatigue, and promote the renewal of serum and liver proteins; it has a significant diuretic effect and can eliminate urine protein in experimental nephritis; it can improve the phenomenon of anemia in animals; it can increase hypoglycemia and reduce hyperglycemia; it can stimulate breathing; it can enhance and regulate the body's immune function, promote the interferon system, and improve the body's resistance to disease; it has a mild inhibitory effect on cell lesions caused by various viruses such as influenza virus, and has a protective effect on influenza virus-infected mice; it has a wide range of antibacterial effects; in cell culture, Astragalus can significantly increase the number of cells, promote cell growth, and prolong life; it can enhance myocardial contractility, protect the cardiovascular system, resist arrhythmia, dilate coronary arteries and peripheral blood vessels, lower blood pressure, reduce platelet adhesion, and reduce thrombosis; it also has lipid-lowering, anti-aging, anti-hypoxia, anti-radiation, and liver protection effects.

This product is sweet and warm, good at entering the spleen and stomach, and is an important medicine for tonifying the middle and replenishing Qi. For those with weak spleen, fatigue, poor appetite and loose stools, the paste can be taken alone, or combined with Qi-tonifying and spleen-strengthening medicines such as Codonopsis pilosula and Atractylodes macrocephala. Because it can raise yang and lift the sunken, it is good at treating long-term diarrhea, rectal prolapse and prolapse of internal organs caused by spleen deficiency and sinking of qi. It is often used together with ginseng, cimicifuga, bupleurum and other products, decocted and taken, 9 to 30g. Roasting with honey can enhance its effect of tonifying the middle and replenishing qi.

Before taking any medicine, you must be clear about its dosage, which is related to the progress and effect of the patient's disease treatment. If the dosage is too small, the effect will not be good, and if the dosage is too large, it will endanger health, so it must meet the requirements to achieve the therapeutic effect. After taking Astragalus medicine, we need to observe the recovery of the disease. If there is no effect or new physical symptoms appear, we must conduct a thorough examination and diagnosis to confirm the changes in the disease.