The traditional Chinese medicine Astragalus membranaceus is a qi-regulating medicine, which means it is a qi-tonifying medicine. This traditional Chinese medicine is widely used in clinical Chinese medicine, especially for people with spleen deficiency and diarrhea. Many people don’t know much about the effects of astragalus. It doesn’t matter. Next, the editor will introduce it to you in detail. You will understand it after reading this article.

1. Function

1. Tonify the spleen and replenish qi. Astragalus can have a very good therapeutic effect on symptoms such as loss of appetite, thin stools, lack of energy, and diarrhea caused by spleen deficiency. This is also a prominent point in the efficacy and role of astragalus. In addition, astragalus is often combined with dangshen and atractylodes. , Huaishan, and Zhigancao are used together.

2. Strengthen the surface and stop sweating, used for spontaneous sweating due to superficial deficiency. This is also a commonly used point in the efficacy and role of astragalus. Astragalus has the ability to replenish qi and reach outwards, so it can replenish qi and solidify the surface to stop sweating. Clinically, it is compatible with different drugs to treat various sweating diseases; it is compatible with yang-supporting drugs such as aconite and asarum to treat spontaneous sweating due to yang deficiency; it is compatible with qi-tonifying drugs such as ginseng and licorice to treat spontaneous sweating due to qi deficiency; it is compatible with wheatgrass The combination of winter and adenophora root with yin-tonifying medicine can treat night sweats caused by yin deficiency. If Qi and blood are insufficient, external wind and cold are encountered, and sweating is often impossible, adding astragalus to the external medicine can stimulate Yang Qi, nourish the source of sweat, and promote sweating.

3. Replenishing qi and raising yang, used for symptoms of qi deficiency and subsidence. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the sagging of internal organs is due to the depression of Qi. Astragalus replenishes Qi and raises Yang, and can be used to treat prolapse, uterine prolapse, gastroptosis and other diseases. The Buzhong Yiqi Decoction used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat organ ptosis is formulated by taking advantage of this characteristic in the efficacy and action of astragalus.

4. Diuretic and swelling, used for edema due to Qi deficiency. Astragalus has a strong diuretic and swelling effect, and is often used in combination with Atractylodes, Fangji, Zhigancao and other medicines. For example, Fangji Huangqi Decoction contains this product. It can be used to treat chronic nephritis, proteinuria and edema.

5. It can support toxins and pus, and can be used for sores caused by qi deficiency that will not rupture for a long time. Or the ulcer does not heal for a long time, so it is often used together with Codonopsis pilosula, cinnamon and other medicines. This medicine has the effect of nourishing qi and strengthening the spleen, which can promote the ulceration and healing of sores.

2. Indications

(1) Treatment of neonatal asphyxia

One of the efficacy applications of astragalus is the treatment of neonatal asphyxia. When newborns suffer from asphyxia, myocardial cells are first damaged and myocardial enzymes leak out. The astragalus saponins contained in astragalus can reduce the leakage of related enzymes and enhance the activity of superoxide dismutase, thereby reducing the peroxide content and reducing myocardial enzymes. degree of cell damage.

(2) Treatment of pulmonary heart disease

Cor pulmonale is caused by chronic lesions of the lung tissue and thorax that lead to structural and functional abnormalities of the lung tissue, which in turn leads to obstruction of the pulmonary artery, increased pressure, and right heart disease. Hypertrophy, a type of heart disease leading to heart failure. Astragalus has a positive inotropic effect, which can enhance the excitement of myocardial cells, thereby improving the symptoms of heart failure. This is another manifestation of the many effects of astragalus.

(3) Treatment of cerebrovascular disease

Cerebrovascular disease is a disease with a high incidence rate among the elderly, and the most widely used effect of Astragalus is to treat Cerebrovascular disease. Cerebrovascular disease is often caused by blood clots in the brain, causing ischemia and hypoxia in the brain tissue, causing severe cell death, leading to symptoms such as stroke, hemiplegia, and even death in severe cases. Astragalus has the effect of nourishing and activating blood, and can expand cerebral blood vessels, improve microcirculation, and protect brain cells.

(4) Treatment of liver and kidney disease

Astragalus has been proven to protect the liver and kidneys. It can improve blood circulation in the liver, promote cell metabolism, diuresis and reduce swelling, thereby protecting the ischemic liver and kidneys.

3. Health care

Astragalus contains saponins, various amino acids, folic acid and many other trace elements. These drugs are used in traditional Chinese medicine to improve the immunity of the lungs and respiratory system, and also It can be used for sweating symptoms caused by low immunity, and can also be used for low metabolic capacity, replenishing qi, and improving spleen function. This medicine is used to replenish qi. For example, weakness in speaking, walking, and pale face are some of the symptoms of spleen and lung qi deficiency.

The raw use of Astragalus membranaceus has the effects of consolidating Qi, strengthening the surface and promoting muscle growth, and is suitable for patients with night sweats and edema.

Honey-roasted astragalus can very well replenish qi and nourish blood. It is a more effective tonic for those with anemia and poor nutrition, and is suitable for groups with blood deficiency and qi deficiency.

Astragalus can effectively reduce the viscosity of human blood and better prevent the formation of blood clots. It has good health effects, especially for middle-aged and elderly people. Astragalus can also effectively lower blood sugar and blood pressure, expand blood vessels, improve nutritional status, promote blood circulation in the skin, and help heal wounds in patients with chronic ulcers