Astragalus and Ligustrum lucidum

Astragalus and Ligustrum lucidum are both common Chinese medicinal materials. Most of our friends may have some knowledge about Astragalus, but are relatively unfamiliar with Ligustrum lucidum. Astragalus has the effects of replenishing qi and blood and lowering blood pressure, which many friends know, while Ligustrum lucidum has the effects of nourishing the kidneys and liver and darkening hair and improving eyesight. Both are good Chinese medicinal materials.

The efficacy of Astragalus

Replenishing Qi and Blood

Honey-roasted Astragalus has the effects of replenishing qi, nourishing blood, and benefiting the middle. It is suitable for internal injuries, fatigue, spleen deficiency, diarrhea, qi deficiency, blood deficiency, and qi deficiency.

Lowers blood pressure

Modern medicine has proven that Astragalus has the effects of reducing blood viscosity, reducing thrombosis, lowering blood pressure, protecting the heart, regulating blood sugar in both directions, resisting free radical damage, anti-aging, anti-hypoxia, anti-tumor, and enhancing the body's immunity. It can be used to treat heart disease, hypertension, diabetes and other diseases. Astragalus can also dilate blood vessels, improve skin blood circulation and nutritional status, so it is effective for patients with chronic ulcers that do not heal for a long time. It can also eliminate proteinuria in patients with nephritis, protect the liver, and prevent the reduction of liver glycogen.

The efficacy and function of Ligustrum lucidum

Nourishes the kidneys and liver

It is used for liver and kidney deficiency, with symptoms of bone steaming, fatigue heat, dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, soreness of waist and knees, etc. To treat bone steaming and fatigue heat, it can be used together with raw rehmannia, rehmannia root bark, artemisia annua, wolfberry, etc. To treat dizziness, tinnitus and deafness, it can be used together with chrysanthemum, gastrodia, wolfberry, processed Polygonum multiflorum, etc. To treat soreness of waist and knees, it can be used together with cooked rehmannia, dodder seed, stir-fried eucommia, and chuanduan, etc.

Wufa

It is used for liver and kidney yin deficiency, inability of essence and blood to flow upward, resulting in premature graying of hair or blurred vision. It can be used with Houttuynia cordata, Scrophularia ningpoensis, black sesame, etc. to blacken hair, and with Rehmannia glutinosa, Lycium barbarum, Chrysanthemum, Astragalus membranaceus, etc. to improve eyesight.