1. Strengthening exterior and stopping sweating: used for general weakness, exterior deficiency and weak health, spontaneous sweating, and easy catching cold and cold. , often accompanied by floating wheat, ephedra, Schisandra chinensis, roasted keel and oysters. Used for preventing qi deficiency, sweating easily, and common cold. (Yupingfeng Powder) is added with cassia twig, white peony root, etc. Used to treat night sweats due to yin deficiency, such as Danggui Huang Liu Decoction; It can be used for symptoms such as chills and hyperhidrosis caused by qi deficiency and yang failure, such as (Qifu Decoction).
2. Buzhong: used for patients with spleen and stomach weakness and insufficient middle energizer, such as fatigue, laziness, loss of appetite, long defecation time, short complexion, heavy waist and abdomen, or proctoptosis, such as (Buzhong Yiqi Decoction) Juyuan Decoction; Treat shortness of breath, abdominal distension, chronic diarrhea, proctoptosis, metrorrhagia and uterine prolapse caused by deficiency of spleen and stomach and subsidence of middle qi, such as Guipi Decoction; After treatment, it is weak due to qi deficiency, such as (Shenqi ointment).
3. Promoting granulation by supporting sores: used for deficiency of both qi and blood, and the sores do not fester, or they do not heal for a long time after festering, such as (Toupus Powder and Danggui Huang Liu Decoction).
4. Diuresis and detumescence: used for edema of limbs caused by qi deficiency and stagnant water and dampness, and dysuria, such as (Shiquan Dabu Decoction) and (Ji Fang Huangqi Decoction).
Pharmacological identification
Both yang deficiency and yin deficiency are caused by exterior-interior qi deficiency and yin deficiency. So both yang deficiency and yin deficiency can be used. At the same time, it is also "the sore family wants medicine." Double the amount of Astragalus membranaceus, replenish qi, consolidate exterior surface and stop sweating.
clinical application
(< Correct the mistakes in Yi Lin > Buyang Huanwu Decoction). It can be used for treating hemiplegia, facial distortion, speech disorder, salivation, paraplegia, and lower body paralysis after stroke.
Application and compatibility
1. Used for spleen and stomach weakness, discomfort of middle qi, etc. ① Treating spleen-stomach qi deficiency syndrome. Astragalus is good at tonifying the middle energizer. Atractylodes macrocephala (such as Shu Qi ointment) is often combined with spleen deficiency, shortness of breath, eating less loose stool, and fatigue to invigorate qi and spleen; If qi deficiency is serious, ginseng (such as Shenqi ointment) is added to enhance the effect of qi supplement; If the middle jiao is deficient in cold and abdominal pain is acute, it is often used with Guizhi, Paeonia lactiflora and Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch (such as Huangqi Jianzhong Decoction) to tonify the temperature. If qi deficiency and yang weakness, fatigue and sweating, it is often combined with aconite root (such as Qifu decoction) to warm yang and consolidate exterior; ② Treatment of stagnation of middle-qi syndrome. Spleen yang does not rise and middle qi does not fall, but for chronic diarrhea, proctoptosis and visceral prolapse, Astragalus can tonify middle qi and clear yang, and is often combined with Ginseng, Cimicifuga, Bupleurum, etc. (such as Buzhong Yiqi decoction) nourishes middle qi and relieves depression.
2. It is used to treat lung qi deficiency, spontaneous sweating due to exterior deficiency, and exogenous syndrome due to qi deficiency. Astragalus membranaceus can tonify lung qi and defend qi, thus consolidating exterior and stopping sweating. Can be used for treating lung qi deficiency, cough, asthma and shortness of breath. It is often used with Zi Yuan and Schisandra chinensis. In recent years, Astragalus membranaceus combined with Stemona and Lumbricus has a remarkable curative effect on chronic bronchitis. Treating spontaneous sweating (Yupingfeng Powder) with exterior deficiency and weak defense, which is susceptible to exogenous diseases, can not only strengthen exterior to stop sweating, but also protect exterior against pathogens.
3. It is used for edema caused by qi deficiency and water-dampness loss, which is unfavorable for urination. Astragalus membranaceus can benefit qi and diuresis, so it can reduce swelling, such as Ji Fang Huangqi Decoction. At present, Astragalus membranaceus is mainly used in combination with products that tonify spleen and kidney and promote diuresis, and it is also quite effective in treating chronic nephritis edema and urinary protein for a long time.
4. Both qi and blood are deficient, and the abscess sinks into pus and does not collapse for a long time. Astragalus membranaceus can replenish qi, nourish toxin, expel pus and promote granulation. For treating pus without ulceration, it is often combined with Angelica sinensis, Pangolin scales and Gleditsia sinensis. , to nourish poison and expel pus; For chronic ulcer, it can be combined with Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Radix Ginseng and Cortex Cinnamomi to promote granulation and heal sore. In addition, for sallow complexion caused by qi deficiency and blood deficiency, it can invigorate qi and generate blood, and is often used with Danggui. Used for hematochezia, metrorrhagia, etc. Because qi deficiency can not replenish blood, it can replenish qi and replenish blood. It is often used with Ginseng, Longan and Angelica. For joint pain, numbness or hemiplegia caused by qi deficiency and blood stasis, it can tonify qi and dissipate stagnation. It is often used with Guizhi or Danggui, Honghua and Lumbricus. It is used for thirst caused by qi deficiency and body fluid deficiency, and can invigorate qi, promote fluid production and quench thirst. Often used with Rehmannia glutinosa and Dioscorea opposita.
pharmacological action
1. Effects on central nervous system and cardiovascular system: 30% Astragalus decoction can strengthen learning and memory and consolidate memory in mice.
2. Cardiovascular effects: decoction and astragaloside IV have antihypertensive effects in animal experiments.
3. Diuretic effect: the decoction can increase the urine volume of experimental animals or human bodies, showing a strong diuretic effect.
4. Anti-inflammatory effect: Astragaloside IV can antagonize the increase of skin vascular permeability caused by histamine and 5- hydroxytryptamine in rats, and inhibit the paw swelling caused by carrageenan in rats. Astragalus polysaccharide can significantly increase the phagocytic function of mouse macrophages. Improve the hemolysis ability and obvious carbon particle clearance rate of plaque-forming cells.
5. Antiviral effect: It has antiviral effect on Sindbis virus, Newcastle disease virus (NDK), follicular stomatitis virus (VSV) and influenza virus. In addition, it also has anti-aging and anti-tumor effects.
chemical composition
Contains sugar, mucus, choline, betaine, several amino acids and other ingredients.
Dose usage
9-30g, decocted in water.
Pay attention to use
This product is easy to help fire, and it is prohibited for those with exterior deficiency of yin and hyperactivity of yang, stagnation of qi and dampness, food stagnation, carbuncle at the beginning or after collapse, and excessive heat toxicity.