The same, Beiqi is a kind of astragalus.

Beijingqi is a kind of astragalus, the south people usually the north of the production of astragalus collectively referred to as "north astragalus", because it grows in the northern region of China and so named. Because of the greater temperature difference in the north, so the quality will be better than the south of the astragalus, stronger medicinal properties.

So in order to emphasize the origin of astragalus, doctors often use the name Bei Huangqi (astragalus produced in Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang), or Yan Bei Cao Zheng Beiqi (astragalus produced in the center of Hengshan Mountain in Hunyuan, Shanxi Province) in the prescription, or simply Beiqi.

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Beiqi's efficacy and function:

1, tonifying the spleen and qi

For the spleen and stomach weakness, less food and loose stools, fatigue and fatigue of the Astragalus is strong in tonifying qi, good at replenishing lung qi, can treat lung deficiency and shortness of breath, low voice and laziness, fatigue, and easy to catch a cold. It is often used with Radix Codonopsis, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae. Beiqi made with honey has a stronger tonic power.

2, solid surface to stop sweating

For surface deficiency sweating. Beiqi is used to replenish the qi in the middle of the qi and has the nature of the outer reach, so it can replenish the qi and fix the surface to stop sweating. Beiqi has a good effect on stopping sweating. Clinically, through different combinations, it can treat various sweating disorders; with the yang-supporting drugs, treatment of yang deficiency spontaneous sweating; with the qi tonic drugs, treatment of qi deficiency spontaneous sweating;

With the nourishing drugs, treatment of yin deficiency night sweating. If the qi and blood is insufficient, external wind and cold, and often can not make sweat, in the antidepressant with astragalus, can inspire yang qi, complementary sweating source, so that it sweating, the so-called "astragalus can stop sweating, sweating can be hair" is the reason. This is the reason why it is advisable to use it in its raw form.

3, the benefit of qi Yang

For qi deficiency sagging symptoms. Chinese medicine believes that the prolapse of organs is due to the sinking of qi, astragalus is good at benefiting qi Yang, can treat prolapse, uterine prolapse, gastric prolapse, kidney prolapse, as well as qi deficiency and blood leakage and other diseases. Traditional Chinese medicine uses tonifying the middle and benefiting the qi soup to treat various symptoms of organ prolapse, and the Beiqi in tonifying the middle and benefiting the qi soup is to take it to tonify the qi and have the nature of ascending, which can raise the clear yang of the spleen and stomach. At this time, it is appropriate to be honeyed and then used.

4, diuresis and edema

For qi deficiency and edema, often with atractylodes macrocephala, Fangji, roasted licorice or cinnamon sticks, Poria, such as Fangji Astragalus Soup, Fangji Poria Soup all have this product. Mostly used in the treatment of chronic nephritis proteinuria, advanced diabetes mellitus.

5, to sores and pus

For qi deficiency carbuncle not ulcerated for a long time, or not healed for a long time after ulceration, often used with codonopsis, cinnamon. Taking this product to replenish qi and strengthen the spleen, it can promote the early ulceration of pustules and the newborn of muscle, and has the effect of draining pus and generating muscle.

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