Yupingfeng Granule, for example, has the effect of astringing and arresting sweating. The medicine is composed of Astragalus membranaceus, Atractylodes macrocephala, and Saposhnikovia divaricata. Astragalus membranaceus can replenish qi and consolidate exterior, while Atractylodes macrocephala can invigorate spleen and qi, and prevent wind, dispel wind and drive away evil spirits. It can be applied to people who have spontaneous sweating, fear of wind and cold, and are prone to catch a cold and have decreased resistance due to insufficient middle qi and unstable exterior.
Ginseng Yangrong Pill consists of Radix Astragali, Radix Ginseng, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Poria, Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis, Radix Polygalae, Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae, Cortex Cinnamomi, etc. It can tonify both qi and blood, and is suitable for deficiency of both qi and blood accompanied by insomnia, palpitation, memory loss, dizziness and other diseases. Guipi Pill has similar effects, and the prescription component also contains Radix Astragali.
Buzhong Yiqi Decoction, also a prescription with Astragalus as the main medicine, is composed of Astragalus, Ginseng, Atractylodes macrocephala, Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata, Angelica sinensis, Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae, Cimicifuga rhizome and Bupleurum Radix. It has the functions of invigorating the middle energizer and invigorating yang, and can be applied to the symptoms of limb weakness, drowsiness and visceral ptosis caused by deficiency of middle energizer.
Huangqi Jianzhong decoction, which is based on Xiaojianzhong decoction and added with Huangqi, can tonify middle energizer, deficiency and qi and blood, and is suitable for abdominal pain, fatigue, listlessness, gastritis and gastric ulcer caused by deficiency and cold of middle energizer.
Muli Powder is a famous prescription for fixing sweating, which has the functions of collecting yin, stopping sweating, benefiting qi and strengthening exterior, and is suitable for spontaneous sweating, night sweats, palpitation and shortness of breath caused by physical weakness.
These are some classic formulas with Astragalus as the main medicine, which shows that Astragalus is widely used in clinic and has the effect of invigorating qi.