The efficacy, function and edible value of Astragalus

Everyone is familiar with Astragalus, which is a very common Chinese medicinal material and one of the more common medicinal materials in Chinese pharmacies. It has a very good effect on the body's health. Many people also like to drink Astragalus in water, and some people like to use Astragalus for health care. So what are the specific effects, functions and edible value of Astragalus? Let us introduce it in detail based on this question below, and hope it will be of some help to everyone.

The therapeutic value of Astragalus:

The roots of the leguminous herb plants Astragalus mongolica and Astragalus membranaceus. It is produced in Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Gansu, Heilongjiang and other places. Dig up in spring and autumn, remove the fibrous roots and root heads, and dry them in the sun. Slice and use raw or roast with honey.

Sweet in taste, slightly warm in nature. It can nourish the spleen and replenish qi, nourish the lungs and strengthen the exterior, and promote diuresis and reduce swelling. Contains saponins, sucrose, polysaccharides, multiple amino acids, folic acid, and various trace elements such as selenium, zinc, and copper. 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. It can eliminate proteinuria in experimental nephritis, enhance myocardial contractility, and regulate blood sugar levels.

Uses: Used for spleen and stomach qi deficiency; spleen qi deficiency, sinking of middle qi, prolapse of organs (rectal prolapse, uterine prolapse, gastric prolapse, etc.); weak lung qi, cough, shortness of breath; spontaneous sweating due to qi deficiency, susceptibility to colds; edema due to qi deficiency, difficulty urinating; qi and blood deficiency, anemia and sallow complexion, or numbness of limbs, or sores and wounds that are difficult to heal; thirst (diabetes).

Benefits of Astragalus:

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.

Effects of Astragalus:

1. Enhance immune function 2. Effect on interferon 3. Enhance the body's ability to tolerate hypoxia and stress 4. Promote body metabolism 5. Improve heart function

6. Antihypertensive effect 7. Liver protection effect 8. Blood sugar regulation 9. Antibacterial and antiviral effect 10. Hormone-like effect

The above contents are detailed introductions to the efficacy, functions and edible value of Astragalus. I hope it will be helpful to everyone after reading it. If you are suffering from anemia, you can drink Astragalus and red dates together. This will have a greater effect on the recovery of anemia, and it also has a certain effect on beauty and skin care for female friends.