What are the effects and functions of Astragalus?

Medical science researchers have done a lot of research on Chinese medicine. Many medical books explain the efficacy of medicines. However, in view of historical discoveries, the use of modern medicine must have new requirements and changes, so a detailed analysis of the efficacy of medicines has been made. For example, the efficacy and function of Astragalus membranaceus. According to the drug ingredients, it can be found that its drug efficacy is very many, and the drug effect is also manifested in many aspects. So what are the efficacy and function of Astragalus membranaceus?

effect:

Used for spleen and stomach qi deficiency. Spleen deficiency, sinking of middle qi, and prolapse of internal organs (rectal prolapse, uterine prolapse, gastric prolapse, etc.). Weak lung qi, cough, wheezing and shortness of breath. Qi deficiency causes spontaneous sweating and susceptibility to colds. Qi deficiency causes edema and difficulty urinating. Insufficient Qi and blood, anemia and sallow complexion, or numbness of limbs, or sores and ulcers that are difficult to heal. Diabetes mellitus.

effect:

1. Promote body metabolism

Astragalus can enhance the physiological metabolism of cells, which may be achieved through the regulation of intracellular cAMP and cGMP. Astragalus can also promote protein renewal in serum and liver and promote protein metabolism, which may be another important aspect of Astragalus's tonic effect.

2. Improve heart function

Astragalus has the effect of strengthening the contraction of a normal heart. Its cardiotonic effect is more significant on a heart that has failed due to poisoning or fatigue, which is manifested by increasing the amplitude of cardiac contraction and the amount of blood discharged. 100% Astragalus injection can strengthen and accelerate the contraction of isolated heart. Astragalus can improve left ventricular function in patients with viral myocarditis and has a certain anti-arrhythmic effect, which may be due to prolonging the effective refractory period.

3. Enhance immune function

Astragalus can enhance the phagocytic function of the reticuloendothelial system, significantly increase the number of white blood cells and multinuclear leukocytes, and significantly increase the phagocytic percentage and phagocytic index of macrophages, and has a promoting effect on both humoral immunity and cellular immunity. After normal people take it, plasma IgM and IgE increase significantly, and the whole herb has the best effect. Astragalus can promote the formation of serum hemolysin, enhance the hemolytic ability of plaque-forming cells, and has obvious carbon particle clearance effect and the effect of increasing spleen weight. The above effects exist under normal physiological conditions and also have obvious effects when the immune function is low. Astragalus not only has a strengthening effect on low immune function, but also has a bidirectional regulatory effect. The active ingredient F3 of Astragalus membranaceus was shown to have a complete restorative effect on the lymphocyte function of cancer patients in in vitro experiments, and was shown to completely reverse the immunosuppression caused by cyclophosphamide in in vivo animal model experiments, suggesting that Astragalus membranaceus components may be a very promising biological response modifier in immunotherapy. Astragalus can enhance the activity of natural killer cells (LAK) activated by lymphokine (interleukin-2).

4. Effects on interferon

Astragalus has the ability to enhance virus-induced interferon production. People who are prone to catching colds can take Astragalus during the cold season, which can not only significantly reduce the number of colds, but also make the symptoms of colds milder and the course of the disease shorter.

Users must be aware of the effects and functions of Astragalus. There is a huge difference between Chinese medicine and Western medicine. Western medicine can only be taken when the body is sick, while Chinese medicine can be taken even if there is no illness. At this time, it will achieve the effect of health care prevention, and the patient's physical health will be better. Of course, patients should also pay attention to the method of use. Too much Chinese medicine will cause counteraction, and this phenomenon must be avoided when taking Chinese medicine.