What causes dizziness after drinking Astragalus?

Nowadays, taking Astragalus is no longer the same as taking medicine itself, but taking the elements extracted from Astragalus, which are then made into tablets. This is simpler, easier to absorb, and more convenient. However, many people often experience dizziness after taking Astragalus. This can be considered as a side effect of the drug caused by excessive intake, and it is not ruled out that the dizziness is caused by other diseases.

Dizziness in English is called dizziness. It is a common functional brain disorder and one of the common clinical symptoms. It causes feelings of dizziness, head swelling, heaviness, shaking in the brain, blurred vision, etc.

Dizziness can be caused by many reasons, the most common of which are febrile diseases, hypertension, cerebral arteriosclerosis, craniocerebral trauma syndrome, neurosis, etc. In addition, it is also seen in anemia, arrhythmia, heart failure, hypotension, drug poisoning, uremia, asthma, etc. Dizziness is also common in the early stages of depression. Dizziness can occur alone, but is often accompanied by headaches. When dizziness is accompanied by balance disorder or spatial orientation disorder, the patient feels that the surrounding environment or himself is rotating, moving or shaking, which is called dizziness.

The main ingredient of Astragalus tablets is Astragalus. The medicinal use of Astragalus has a history of more than 2,000 years. It has the effects of enhancing the body's immune function, protecting the liver, diuresis, anti-aging, anti-stress, lowering blood pressure and a wide range of antibacterial effects. Astragalus can enhance immune function, has the ability to enhance virus-induced interferon, can promote body metabolism, and also has blood pressure lowering, liver protection, blood sugar regulation and hormone-like effects.

A small number of patients experienced dizziness after taking Astragalus tablets. Astragalus has the effect of strengthening the contraction of a normal heart. Its cardiotonic effect is more significant on a heart that has failed due to poisoning or fatigue, which is manifested by increasing the amplitude of cardiac contraction and the amount of blood discharged. 100% Astragalus injection can strengthen and accelerate the contraction of isolated heart. Astragalus can improve left ventricular function in patients with viral myocarditis and has a certain anti-arrhythmic effect, which may be due to prolonging the effective refractory period.