Role

I. Nutritional composition of Astragalus

1 Astragalus is rich in amino acids and flavonoids, but also contains astragalus saponin, astragalus polysaccharide, alkaloids, organic acids and other components.

2Astragali is rich in iron, manganese, zinc, aluminum, selenium, chromium and other trace elements, but also contains carotene, folic acid, β-sitosterol, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, riboflavin, bittersweet, coumarin, nicotinic acid, Vitamin P and so on.

Two, astragalus effect and role

1 enhance immunity

Astragalgali polysaccharide in astragalus can promote the body's immune cells proliferation, differentiation, and can promote the secretion, production of a variety of immune cytokines, to enhance immunity of the ideal ingredients.

2 Anti-tumor

Selenium, a trace element contained in Astragalus, can fight against carcinogenic heavy metals such as cadmium and mercury, and is an element necessary for the body to resist tumors. Astragalus contains astragalus polysaccharide can enhance the function of the human immune system, promote the generation of antibodies, thus effectively preventing the production of tumors. In addition, astragalus has the effect of tonifying qi and generating blood, and can be used as an adjuvant drug for radiotherapy of tumors.

3Lowering blood lipids

The astragalus polysaccharide and flavonoids contained in astragalus are able to enhance the activity of the body's antioxidant substance SOD, promote lipid metabolism, and lower blood lipids.

4Protection of cardiovascular

Astragaloside, astragalus polysaccharide, flavonoids in astragalus have the efficacy of scavenging free radicals, which can inhibit lipid peroxidation damage, scavenging of oxygen free radicals, reducing oxygen free radicals on cardiovascular damage, and improving cardiac microcirculation.

5Spleen and qi

The Materia Medica Huiyan records: "Astragalus, tonifying lungs and spleen, real health and convergence of sweat ......" Astragalus sweet temperature, can enter the spleen meridian, the lung meridian, is a good medicine for tonifying qi and spleen.

6 blood sugar

Astragaloside, astragalus polysaccharide, flavonoids in astragalus can glycogen synthase and insulin receptor substrate activity, improve muscle tissue glucose transporter capacity, enhance insulin sensitivity, thereby increasing insulin secretion, to achieve the purpose of reducing blood sugar.

7 go phlegm-dampness

Astragali is often used in excessive sweating and swelling. Ancient "Jin Gui Yao Liao" with astragalus as the main medicine of the formula has two kinds, one is called "astragalus peony gui zhi bitter wine soup", the main treatment "body swelling, fever and sweat and thirst, like the wind and water, sweat stained clothes, the color of the positive yellow like cypress juice". The other is called Fangji Huangqi Tang, the main treatment of "wind-dampness pulse floating, heavy sweating and bad wind".

Three, astragalus food

1 tea

Astragali with water decoction when tea to drink, can be appropriate to add berries, jujubes and other effects better.

2Cooking porridge and rice

Boiling porridge or rice with the decocted astragalus soup is delicious and nutritious.

3Meat stew and soup

When stewing meat, ribs, chicken, duck and other delicious, put a little astragalus, both nourishing and delicious.

4Wine

Astragalus can be either alone in wine, or with other Chinese herbs in wine, drink a moderate amount every day, has good health effects.

Precautions

1, astragalus should not be taken in excess, overdose is prone to symptoms of fire, such as dizziness, red face, heartburn, insomnia, sore throat, elevated blood pressure and so on.

2, cold, fever, sore throat, dry stools, people should not take astragalus.