Nature, flavor and meridians of Astragalus

As a common and frequently consumed Chinese medicinal material in our lives, many of our friends are actually quite familiar with Astragalus. The properties of Astragalus are its nature and flavor and its meridian properties. It has the effects of invigorating Qi and raising Yang, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling, and expelling toxins and promoting tissue regeneration. Astragalus has many benefits to the human body. As long as it is used properly, it has a good conditioning effect on the human body, and there are many ways to take it.

The nature, flavor, meridians, and efficacy of Astragalus membranaceus

Nature and flavor of Astragalus: sweet, slightly warm; enters the spleen and lung meridians.

The effects of Astragalus: benefit the body and strengthen the exterior, replenish qi and raise yang, expel toxins and promote tissue regeneration, promote diuresis and reduce swelling.

Astragalus Indications: It is used for fatigue due to qi deficiency, poor appetite and loose stools, sinking of the middle qi, long-term diarrhea and prolapse of the anus, spontaneous night sweats, blood deficiency and sallow complexion, diffuse swelling of genital carbuncle, edema due to qi deficiency, and internal heat and thirst.

Effects of Astragalus

1. Enhance immune function

2. Anti-aging effect

3. Anti-pathogenic microorganisms

4. Sedative effect

5. Promote body metabolism

6. Anti-tumor effect

7. Improve heart function

8. Liver protection

Application of the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine Astragalus

1. The traditional Chinese medicine Astragalus membranaceus replenishes Qi and has a good effect of expelling toxins and promoting tissue regeneration. It is used for sores and ulcers caused by deficiency of qi and blood that do not break over time. It is often used together with angelica and pangolin, such as Tounongsan. If it is used for flat sores that do not heal for a long time, or sores that do not heal for a long time after ulceration, it is often used together with ginseng, angelica, etc., which has the functions of invigorating qi and nourishing blood, expelling toxins, promoting tissue regeneration and healing.

2. The Chinese medicine Astragalus is good at replenishing the qi of the spleen and lungs. It is an important medicine for replenishing qi and can raise yang energy. It is used for weakness, fatigue and listlessness after illness. When used together with ginseng, it can enhance the effect of replenishing qi. It is used for weak spleen, poor appetite, loose stools or diarrhea. When used together with Atractylodes macrocephala, Codonopsis pilosula, etc., it can enhance the effect of tonifying Qi and strengthening the spleen. It is used for Qi deficiency and blood deficiency, sallow complexion, shortness of breath and fatigue. When used together with blood-tonifying Angelica sinensis, it can replenish Qi and produce blood. It is used for qi deficiency and yang deficiency, fear of cold and excessive sweating. When used together with the yang-boosting aconite, it can replenish qi and warm yang. It is used for long-term diarrhea, rectal prolapse and uterine prolapse caused by sinking of the middle qi. It can be used together with ginseng, cimicifuga, etc. to replenish qi and raise yang, such as Buzhong Yiqi Decoction. If bloody stool and metrorrhagia are caused by qi deficiency and inability to retain blood, using it together with ginseng and longan meat can replenish qi and retain blood, such as Guipi Decoction.

3. The Chinese medicine Astragalus can not only replenish qi, but also promote diuresis and reduce swelling. It is used to treat edema of the limbs and face, and difficulty urinating due to Qi deficiency and dysfunction, and water retention. It is often used together with Atractylodes macrocephala, Stephania tetrandra, etc., such as Fangji Huangqi Decoction.

4. The traditional Chinese medicine Astragalus is used to treat limb numbness caused by qi deficiency and blood stasis, and is often used with cinnamon twig and peony, such as Astragalus Cinnamon Twig Five Ingredients Decoction. Used for rheumatic pain in the shoulders and arms, used with Notopterygium wilfordii and turmeric slices, such as Qunbi Decoction. It is used for hemiplegia and facial paralysis caused by qi deficiency and blood stasis after a stroke. It is used together with Chuanxiong and Safflower, such as Buyang Huanwu Decoction. It is used for diabetes due to deficiency of Qi and fluid, and is often used together with yam and trichosanthes, such as Astragalus Decoction.

5. The Chinese medicine Astragalus is beneficial to the defense of Qi, strengthening the exterior and stopping sweating. It is used for spontaneous sweating due to loss of Wei Qi, and is often used together with oyster and ephedra root, such as Oyster Powder. If the spontaneous sweating is accompanied by aversion to wind and weak pulse, it should be used together with Atractylodes macrocephala which replenishes Qi and consolidates the exterior, and Saposhnikovia divaricata which disperses wind and releases the exterior, namely, Yupingfeng Powder. If it is used for patients with constant sweating due to yang deficiency and limb fatigue, it can be used together with aconite and ginger. If it is used for night sweats caused by yin deficiency, it must be used together with yin-nourishing and fire-reducing medicines such as raw rehmannia and phellodendron, such as Danggui Liuhuang Decoction.