Does Astragalus replenish Qi and blood?

As we all know, Astragalus is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. It is a very significant effect of replenishing blood, qi, nourishing blood and nourishing the body. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, each medicinal material has its own effect, and if they can be reasonably matched, they can produce very good results. Astragalus has the effect of replenishing qi and blood, and it has many other effects besides this. This article will give a detailed introduction on how to use Astragalus to replenish Qi and blood.

1. Astragalus replenishes Qi and blood

Astragalus is sweet and warm, enters the spleen meridian, and is an important medicine for nourishing the spleen. It is mostly used to treat symptoms such as weak spleen, fatigue, poor appetite and loose stools. Because it is good at raising yang and lifting the sunken, it is often used to treat symptoms such as rectal prolapse and visceral prolapse caused by the sinking of qi due to spleen deficiency. In addition, Astragalus enters the lung meridian and can replenish lung qi. It can be used to treat symptoms such as weak cough, shortness of breath, clear sputum, and low and lazy voice caused by weak lung qi.

Astragalus itself has the effect of nourishing blood, and it helps to produce blood by replenishing qi. Therefore, astragalus is also often used to treat blood deficiency and chlorosis, as well as deficiency of both qi and blood.

2. Efficacy of Astragalus

Astragalus replenishes Qi and enters the lung and spleen meridians. It is good at replenishing the Qi of the lungs and spleen. Therefore, it is often used in middle and late stage lung cancer, mediastinal tumors and gastric cancer with insufficient lung Qi and weak spleen Qi. It is often used in combination with Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, Shuyangquan, etc. Astragalus is warm in nature and has the function of raising yang and invigorating qi. Therefore, it is often used for intestinal malignant tumors such as rectal cancer and sigmoid colon cancer. These patients often have symptoms of spleen deficiency, especially loose stools, nausea and vomiting, poor appetite and other signs of spleen yang deficiency and failure of clear qi to rise. Using Astragalus in combination with Cimicifuga heracleifolia, Bupleurum chinense, etc. can often achieve satisfactory therapeutic effects. Astragalus can replenish Qi and retain blood, benefit the Wei and consolidate the exterior, so it can also be used to treat bleeding caused by the inability of Qi to retain blood, or spontaneous sweating and night sweats caused by the inability of the skin surface to be consolidated.

3. How does Astragalus replenish qi and blood effectively?

1. Astragalus Lamb Soup

Ingredients: Take 200 grams of mutton, 10 grams of astragalus, 5 grams of angelica, and appropriate amounts of onion, ginger, salt, and cooking wine. Method: Wash and cut the mutton into pieces, put it into a casserole together with astragalus and angelica, pour appropriate amount of water, add onion, ginger, salt, cooking wine, etc., boil it over high heat and then simmer it over low heat until the meat is tender and the soup is thick. Drink the soup and eat the meat once a day or every other day. Efficacy: Astragalus mutton soup has the effect of replenishing qi and blood, and can strengthen the kidneys and protect the liver. It is good at treating enuresis, spermatorrhea, frequent urination at night and other symptoms caused by kidney deficiency.

2. Black sesame and astragalus rice paste

Ingredients: 40 grams of rice, 30 grams of black sesame seeds, 15 grams of astragalus. Preparation method: Wash the astragalus and boil it into a decoction, remove the residue and set aside, wash the rice and soak it for 2 hours, wash the black sesame seeds, put the rice, black sesame seeds and astragalus juice into a soy milk maker and make it into a paste for consumption. Efficacy: This kind of milk tea has the effects of nourishing qi and blood, nourishing the skin, lowering cholesterol and improving immunity.