What are the effects and functions of Astragalus? Astragalus membranaceus is a common Chinese herbal medicine. Can it be used to make soup or drink in water? Do you know what effects and functions Astragalus membranaceus has? What are the benefits of soaking Astragalus in water? Let's have a look
Efficacy and function of Astragalus membranaceus
Astragalus membranaceus has the effects of Tonifying Qi and firming the surface, collecting sweat and firming off, supporting sores and generating muscle, promoting water and detumescence. It is used for the treatment of deficiency of Qi, deficiency of Qi, subsidence of Qi, diarrhea, bleeding, metrorrhagia and purulas, deficiency of the exterior, sweating, ulceration, ulceration, ulceration, blood deficiency, chlorosis, internal heat, diabetes, chronic nephritis, proteinuria, diabetes, etc. Roast Astragalus membranaceus to replenish qi and support sores.
1. Replenish qi and solidify the surface, diuresis and detoxification, discharge pus, collect sores and generate muscle. It is used for deficiency of Qi, weakness, loose stools, diarrhea, diarrhea, diarrhea, bleeding, metrorrhagia, asthenia, edema, Qi deficiency, edema, Astragalus membranous tablets, carbuncle and ulceration, persistent ulceration, blood deficiency, flaccid yellow, internal heat, diabetes, chronic nephritis, proteinuria, diabetes mellitus.
2. It can enhance immune function, protect liver, diuresis, anti-aging, anti stress, reduce blood pressure and have a wide range of antibacterial effects. It can eliminate experimental nephritis proteinuria, enhance myocardial contractility and regulate blood glucose content.
3. Enhance the body's ability to withstand hypoxia and stress, promote body metabolism and improve cardiac function.
4. It has the function of lowering blood pressure, regulating blood sugar, and can be used as an auxiliary medicine for diabetic patients.
5. It is used for Qi deficiency and fatigue, less food, loose stool, depression of middle Qi, long diarrhea and anal prolapse, blood in stool, metrorrhagia and leakage, surface deficiency and spontaneous sweating, Qi deficiency and edema, carbuncle and gangrene difficult to collapse.
6. It is oxidizing. The chemical components of Astragalus membranaceus include flavonoids, saponins, flavonoids such as anthocyanin, hydroxyanthocyanin (pistil isoflavone) and glucose glycosides, some of which have strong antioxidant activity.
7. It can enhance physical strength, enhance resistance and help the recovery of the disease.
The efficacy and function of Astragalus are so hot. No wonder there is a saying among the people that they often drink Astragalus Decoction to prevent diseases and protect health. In terms of health care, the effect of Tonifying Qi is the most important. Because in terms of Western medicine, Qi deficiency is low immunity. Astragalus, as an important medicine for tonifying Qi, is needed by sub-health people who need to improve immunity. Moreover, Astragalus membranaceus has mild properties and is suitable for all kinds of people, including clinical pediatrics. Astragalus membranaceus oral liquid, a unilateral preparation of Astragalus membranaceus, is also commonly used to treat children's recurrent respiratory tract infections and other diseases.
Benefits of soaking Astragalus in water
1. Enhance physique and immunity
Sweating due to Qi deficiency, spleen deficiency can lead to fatigue, lung deficiency can lead to cough and shortness of breath. Drinking water with Astragalus can solve these problems. In the flu season or winter, Astragalus water can prevent colds.
2. Protect the liver
Astragalus drinking water can protect the liver. Patients with hepatitis, gastric ulcer, gastritis or liver injury can drink Astragalus tea every day, which is very beneficial.
3. It can regulate blood sugar
Astragalus membranaceus soaked in water can reduce blood glucose, but it can increase blood glucose caused by phenformin and insulin.
4. Antitumor
The anti-tumor drugs containing astragalus polysaccharides can enhance the curative effect and reduce the side effects. For people with cancer, long-term use of Astragalus membranaceus can play a better anti-cancer role.
5. Diuresis and detumescence
Whether you get up in the morning with eyelid swelling, or leg swelling, or edema caused by hypertension and diabetes, you can soak Astragalus and eliminate edema.
Who is not suitable for drinking Astragalus?
1. Yin deficiency person
The manifestations of yin deficiency include hot hands and feet, dry mouth, low back pain, fever, night sweat, insomnia and dream, no moss on the tongue, fine pulse count, etc. Because the taste of Astragalus sweet is mild, it will help patients with Yin deficiency heat and easily hurt Yin blood. If patients with Yin deficiency want to eat Astragalus, they must be matched with Yin nourishing and kidney tonifying drugs, such as Radix Scrophulariae, Ophiopogon japonicus, asparagus, Yuzhu, etc.
2. Hot and humid people
Damp heat: bitter mouth, dry mouth, yellow and greasy fur. Taking Astragalus membranaceus in patients with damp heat is easy to stagnate and aggravate the disease. If patients with damp heat want to eat Astragalus membranaceus, they must be matched with anti damp heat drugs, such as Coptis chinensis, Herba Artemisiae, Scutellaria baicalensis, etc.
3. A man full of heat and poison
The manifestations of hot poison: there are many kinds of suppurative infections such as septic infection, pharyngeal infection and peritonitis, such as flushing, dry throat, sore throat, oral pain, dry mouth and tongue, yellow tongue coating, many slippery pulse, etc. Moreover, if patients with hot poison take Astragalus, it is easy to aggravate their condition. If you must take Astragalus membranaceus, you should take it with heat clearing and detoxifying drugs, such as Coptis chinensis, gardenia, rhubarb, Patrinia villosa, etc.
4. People with red tongue and less saliva
If the tongue is red, the mouth becomes very dry and lack of saliva, and the tongue coating has yellow coating, you must not eat Astragalus.
5. Late pregnancy
Pregnant women can't eat Astragalus in the later stage of pregnancy, because it belongs to Tonifying Qi. If they eat Astragalus in the later stage, it will cause the fetus to be too large, which is not conducive to production.