What are the medicinal properties of the traditional Chinese medicine Astragalus?

When many people are sick, most of them like to use traditional Chinese medicine for treatment, because the side effects of traditional Chinese medicine are much smaller than those of western medicine. Although traditional Chinese medicine is more troublesome to use, there are still so many people who like traditional Chinese medicine, especially some Chinese medicinal materials, which have many therapeutic effects and a very long history. The following editor will give you a detailed introduction to the medicinal properties of the traditional Chinese medicine Astragalus! Hope it helps you.

Astragalus is a herb with a long history and a wide range of clinical applications. It is one of the most commonly used Chinese medicines in Chinese medicine throughout the ages. Especially in recent years, with the in-depth study of polysaccharides, it has been found that polysaccharides have many biological activities and functions. Astragalus polysaccharide, one of the main active ingredients of Astragalus, has also attracted much attention because of its strong activity in enhancing the body's immunity, lowering blood sugar and anti-aging.

Astragalus polysaccharide can significantly enhance nonspecific immune function and humoral immune function, significantly enhance the phagocytic function of mouse macrophages, promote the formation of serum hemolysin, improve the hemolytic function of plaque-forming cells and the obvious carbon clearance effect and significantly increase spleen weight.

Anti-tumor effect

Astragalus polysaccharide has a significant inhibitory effect on a variety of experimental tumor oils. Animal experiments have shown that astragalus polysaccharide has similar anti-tumor effects to IL-2/LAK, and has a significant enhancing effect on the anti-tumor effect of IL-2/LAK. The combined use of the two can significantly enhance the killing ability of LAK cells on target cells. The dynamic cellular immune function observation of the two was combined, indicating that both of them have the effect of resisting the decline of mouse spleen NK cell activity and IL-2 production ability. This indicates that the anti-tumor effect of Astragalus polysaccharides is related to its effect in enhancing the body's immune function.

Impact on wound infection

Pharmacological experiments on experimental mouse trauma showed that astragalus polysaccharide can significantly enhance the phagocytic luminescence intensity of macrophages and inhibit the release of PCE2, further promoting the release of TNF. The combination of the immune activator astragalus polysaccharide and the cyclooxygenase inhibitor ibuprofen not only enhanced the phagocytic luminescence intensity of macrophages, but also significantly inhibited the secretion of PGE2, TNF and IL-1. It can be seen that the combination of immune activators and cyclooxygenase inhibitors is expected to become a new drug treatment option for traumatic infections.

Protective effect

Astragalus polysaccharide has a significant protective effect on experimental liver damage, and can significantly counteract the mouse serum alanine aminotransferase caused by carbon tetrachloride and paracetamol, and has a significant protective effect on the pathological tissue changes in mice caused by the two.

APs have a bidirectional regulatory effect on blood sugar. It can significantly reduce the blood sugar level of mice under glucose load, and can significantly counteract the blood sugar increase response of mice caused by adrenaline. It can also significantly counteract the experimental hypoglycemia of mice caused by phenformin. However, it has no significant effect on insulin-induced hypoglycemia.

Clinical Application of Astragalus Polysaccharide

Treatment of diabetes Astragalus polysaccharide has the effects of invigorating qi, strengthening the body, dredging meridians and lowering blood sugar. This product has a significant effect on improving the clinical symptoms of fatigue, palpitations, chest tightness and leg swelling caused by various diseases.

Astragalus has many functions. It can not only fight tumors, but also has a good effect on trauma infection. Many doctors use Astragalus to treat diabetes. However, it should be noted that although Astragalus has many functions, it is best not to use it blindly. If it is necessary to use it, it should be used under the guidance of a doctor. Blind use of the medicine may backfire and not be worth the loss.