Basic introduction of Astragalus
Astragalus (huáng qí), also known as Huangqi, for the legume Astragalus or Inner Mongolia Astragalus dried root. In the Qing Dynasty, the embroidered palace called it "the most of all medicines to replenish qi", and the folk also circulated "often drink astragalus soup, disease prevention and health" of the jingle, which means that often with astragalus decoction or astragalus tea, has a good health care effect.
Astragalus and ginseng are good medicine to replenish gas, ginseng is emphasized to replenish the vital energy, back to the sun to save the reverse, often used in the deficiency, shock and other emergencies, the effect is better. Astragalus is mainly to supplement the deficiency, commonly used in the body for a long time, weak speech, pulse thin and weak people. Some people are prone to colds when the weather changes, Chinese medicine is called "table not solid", available astragalus to solid surface, often take astragalus can avoid frequent colds.
Astragalus produced in Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Gansu, Heilongjiang and other places, for the national third-party protection of plants. The medicinal use of astragalus so far has a history of more than 2000 years, the Chinese medicine astragalus for leguminous herbs Mongolia astragalus, membrane pods astragalus root, with tonic qi solid surface, diuretic swelling, toxin drainage, pus, muscle and other effects. Astragalus genus has about 2000 species, except for Oceania, the world's subtropical and temperate regions are produced, but mainly produced in the north temperate zone. China produces more than 270 species, distributed in the northeast to the southwest.
Astragalus efficacy and function
Sweet taste and mild warmth. Attributed to the lung, spleen, liver, kidney meridian. It is used to replenish and stabilize the surface, and to promote the growth of sores and muscles. The main treatment of body weakness and self-sweating, prolonged diarrhea, prolapse of the anus, uterine prolapse, chronic nephritis, body weakness and swelling, chronic ulcers, sores do not heal for a long time.
1. Benefit qi and solidify the surface
Raw astragalus, qi and solidify the surface, diuresis and swelling, detoxification, and muscle growth, applicable to spontaneous sweating, night sweating, blood paralysis, swelling, carbuncle and gangrene do not ulcerate or ulceration for a long time without convergence and so on.
2. Nourish blood and qi
Honey roasted astragalus has the effect of nourishing qi, nourishing blood and benefiting the middle, which is suitable for internal injuries and fatigue, diarrhea in the spleen, qi deficiency, blood deficiency, qi failure and other diseases.
3. Reduce blood pressure
Modern medicine has proved that Astragalus has the ability to reduce blood viscosity, reduce thrombosis, lower blood pressure, protect the heart, two-way regulation of blood sugar, anti-free radical damage, anti-aging, anti-hypoxia, anti-tumor, enhance the role of the body's immune system, can be used for the treatment of heart disease, hypertension, diabetes and other diseases. Astragalus can also dilate blood vessels, improve blood circulation and nutritional status of the skin, so it is effective for 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.
4. diuretic swelling
The spleen is the main transport of water and dampness, spleen qi deficiency, the transport is not strong, astragalus can not only tonify the spleen and qi to treat the root, but also diuretic swelling to treat the symptoms, is the treatment of qi and blood edema is one of the important drugs.
5.Shengjin nourish blood
Astragalus itself has the effect of nourishing blood, and through the role of qi can help blood, so astragalus is also often used in the treatment of blood atrophy and qi and blood deficiency.
6. Anti-tumor
Astragalus active ingredient astragali polysaccharide and anti-tumor drugs combined with the effect of increasing the effectiveness and reducing the toxicity of the work, that is, to enhance the effect of anticancer, reduce the side effects.
Nutritional value of Astragalus
Astragalus contains saponins, sucrose, polysaccharides, a variety of amino acids, folic acid and selenium, zinc, copper and other trace elements.
Astragalus purchase
Astragalus taproot cylindrical, some have branches, the upper end of the thicker, 30 ~ 90 cm long, 1 ~ 3.5 cm in diameter, the surface of the longitudinal wrinkled color light brownish-yellow or light brownish-brown, there are irregular longitudinal wrinkles or longitudinal furrowed texture, hard and tough with powdery, the skin part of the yellowish-white laxer; the wood part of the daisy texture, the gas is like a bean flavor! Slightly sweet. The old root center is occasionally withered and rotten, dark brown or hollow. Gas slightly, taste slightly sweet, chewing slightly soybean flavor.
The quality of the root thick and long, chrysanthemum heart sharp, small hollows, less broken skin is good; red astragalus to the skin color red, root uniform, solid, powdery enough is good. Specifications are generally divided into three grades according to thickness and length.
Storage of Astragalus
Place in a ventilated dry place, moisture-proof, moth-proof.
How to consume Astragalus
1. Weakness of the spleen and stomach, loss of appetite, loose stools, tiredness and weakness of the limbs, often used with Codonopsis, atractylodes macrocephala, Chinese yam;
2. Qi deficiency and sagging of internal organs, such as prolapse of the anus, uterine detachment, gastric ptosis, etc., often used in conjunction with Codonopsis, Shengmai, and Chaihu, such as the formula of replenishment of the Middle Jiezhong Yiqi Tang.