The side effects of Astragalus are too great

Scutellaria baicalensis is a very common Chinese medicinal material, which is widely used in our daily life. Many people put a small amount of Scutellaria baicalensis when making soup. In our country, Scutellaria baicalensis has a history of medicinal value for more than 2000 years. The earliest "Shennong's Herbal Classic" listed Scutellaria baicalensis as a fine Chinese herbal medicine. Scutellaria baicalensis is a tonic, and it has many good effects on the body, such as replenishing qi and blood, strengthening the spleen and nourishing the stomach, which are all needed by the body, but you only know one thing but not the other. Many people take Scutellaria baicalensis without restraint because of its great tonic effect, but they don't know that Scutellaria baicalensis also has certain side effects and is not suitable for everyone to take. So what are the side effects of Scutellaria baicalensis? What effect does it have on the body? Follow the editor to learn about it!

What are the side effects of Scutellaria baicalensis on the body?

1. First of all, according to the seasons of the year, most ordinary people cannot eat Scutellaria baicalensis in spring. Since everything comes back to life in early spring, it is the season for stopping hair loss and promoting hair growth. The body needs it, so eating Scutellaria baicalensis is not appropriate.

Secondly, from a health perspective, it is generally not advisable to eat Scutellaria baicalensis during colds and menstruation. Secondly, in terms of physical fitness, the group suitable for Scutellaria baicalensis is mostly people with qi deficiency and spleen dampness. People with this physical fitness are usually fat, with relatively soft abdomen and body muscles. So, some people with thin bodies should not take it.

2. For patients with kidney disease caused by kidney yin deficiency, severe cold, dampness, and heat toxins, the use of Scutellaria baicalensis will generally cause toxic side effects and should be prohibited. Because Scutellaria baicalensis and Poria cocos have sweet and slightly warm effects, patients with kidney yin deficiency will increase heat when taking them, which can easily damage yin and cause blood circulation; while patients with severe cold, dampness, and heat toxicity will easily stagnate the evil when taking them, which will aggravate their condition.

3. Symptoms of Yin deficiency: hot palms and soles, dry mouth and throat, back pain, night sweats, insomnia, red tongue without coating, and weak pulse.

4. The main manifestations of cold and dampness include bitter taste in the mouth, bad breath, dry mouth and tongue, thick yellow tongue coating, etc. The main manifestations of severe heat toxicity: there are various purulent infections, such as acne infection, throat infection, peritonitis, etc., which are manifested as red face, red throat, dry throat, sore throat, bitter and dry mouth, red lips and tongue, yellow and dry tongue coating, slippery and rapid pulse, etc.

5. When patients with kidney yin deficiency use Scutellaria baicalensis, it must be used in combination with yin-nourishing drugs, such as raw rehmannia, cooked rehmannia, Adenophora Root, Ophiopogon japonicus, Asparagus cochinchinensis, Polygonatum odoratum, etc. Patients with cold and dampness must take cold and dampness clearing drugs, such as Scutellaria baicalensis, Artemisia capillaris, Bupleurum chinense, etc. Patients with severe heat and toxicity must take heat-clearing and detoxifying drugs, such as Scutellaria baicalensis, Gardenia jasminoides, Coptis chinensis, and Patrinia salsa.

What are the effects of Astragalus?

1. Enhance immunity

Scutellaria baicalensis can enhance the phagocytic function of the reticuloepidermal system, significantly increase the white blood cell count and the total polymorphonuclear leukocyte count, and significantly increase the macrophage phagocytic percentage and phagocytic index value, and has a promoting effect on cellular immunity and immune cells. After ordinary people take it, their blood IgM and IgE will be significantly improved, and wolfsbane is particularly effective. Scutellaria baicalensis can promote the production of hemolysin, enhance the hemolytic ability of plaque-forming cells, and has significant charcoal particle clearance effect and the effect of increasing spleen weight.

The above effects exist under normal physiological conditions and also have significant effects when the immune function is low. Scutellaria baicalensis not only has the effect of improving low immune function, but also has a dual buffering effect. The component F3 of Scutellaria baicalensis root showed a profound restorative effect on the reticulocyte function of cancer patients in in vitro experiments, and was shown to completely reverse the immunosuppression caused by cyclophosphamide in human animal model experiments, suggesting that Scutellaria baicalensis root components may be a promising microbial response regulator in immunotherapy. Scutellaria baicalensis can increase the specificity of natural destructive cells (LAK) activated by lymphokine (interleukin-2).

2. Effect of interferon suppository

Scutellaria baicalensis has the ability to enhance the virus-induced interferon plug. People who are prone to fever and colds can take Scutellaria baicalensis during the fever and cold season, which can not only significantly reduce the frequency of fever and colds, but also make the symptoms of colds lighter and the current history of illness shorter.

3. Promote the body's metabolism

Scutellaria baicalensis can improve the physiological metabolism of body cells, which may be based on the buffering effect of cAMP and cGMP in body cells. Scutellaria baicalensis can also promote the upgrade of blood cells and liver proteins and promote protein metabolism, which may be another key aspect of Scutellaria baicalensis's efficacy.