Astragalus plus Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae has the effects of strengthening the spleen, tonifying the qi and elevating the yang, and consolidating the epidermis to stop sweating (stopping sweating by consolidating the muscle epidermis). However, when taking Chinese herbs, it is necessary to do so under the diagnosis of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner, avoiding private medication, so as not to affect the body.
Astragalus has the effects of inducing diuresis to reduce swelling, generating fluids to nourish blood, promoting stagnation and paralysis (to make the paralyzed meridians smooth), supporting toxin and draining pus (to expel pus and toxins from the body), and converging sores and promoting growth of muscle (to help sores heal faster and promote the growth of new flesh). Clinically, it is used for treating symptoms such as spontaneous sweating (frequent natural sweating due to weakness of the muscle surface) and edema due to deficiency of qi. It is contraindicated in cases of solid symptoms and yin deficiency and Yang deficiency.
Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae belongs to a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, which has the effects of drying dampness and inducing diuresis, stopping sweating, and tranquilizing the fetus. It is clinically used to treat symptoms such as spleen deficiency with little food, abdominal distension and diarrhea, phlegm-drinking palpitations (caused by phlegm-drinking (a pathological product of impaired metabolism of water and liquid)), edema, spontaneous sweating (involuntary sweating during the daytime, aggravated by sweating with slight movement), and restlessness of the fetus.