Astragalus tonifies mainly the qi of the lungs and spleen. This is because the drug mainly belongs to the Lung and Spleen meridians.
Astragalus tonifies the spleen qi because of its sweet and warm nature, and is good at entering the spleen and stomach. It can be used alone to make a paste, and is often combined with atractylodes macrocephala and radix et rhizoma ginseng to enhance the effect of tonifying the qi and strengthening the spleen. The drug can also diuretic and reduce swelling, and is often combined with Poria.
The drug is also a key drug to tonify lung qi, can treat cough and asthma for a long time, low cough, mental fatigue, with almonds, winter flowers. In addition, it is also used with Atractylodes macrocephala and Fenghuang to treat Wei qi deficiency (insufficient positive qi defending the body’s muscular surface) and the evidence of superficial deficiency and spontaneous sweating (frequent and natural sweating due to the weakness of the muscular surface). It can also be used with oyster and ephedra root.
The adverse reactions and contraindications mentioned above are not known, please use the medicine under the supervision of a physician.