Astragalus in water with rock sugar can make the taste sweeter, and the two taken together will not affect the efficacy of the medicine.
Astragalus, slightly warm and sweet in nature, belongs to the spleen and lung meridians. Its effects include replenishing qi and promoting yang, inducing diuresis to reduce swelling, promoting paralysis (to make the paralyzed meridians smooth), generating fluids and nourishing blood, astringing sores and regenerating muscles (to help the sores heal faster and promote the growth of new flesh), removing toxins and draining pus, and benefiting qi and consolidating the epidermis.
It can be used for treating Qi deficiency and fatigue, sweating due to deficiency of the surface (due to weakness of the muscle surface and frequent natural sweating), edema and urination, internal heat and thirst (internal fever accompanied by symptoms such as eating, drinking and urinating), blood deficiency and yellowish coloration, loose food and stools, weak lung qi, deficiency of qi and blood stagnation, coughing and shortness of breath, and blood in the stool and leakage of menstruation (menstruation in excessive amount or more than a drip), etc. It is also used for treating the symptoms of blood loss and leakage of blood.
Where the surface of the real evil, internal stagnation, yin deficiency and hyperactivity of Yang, sores and ulcers at the beginning or after the collapse of the heat and toxins are still strong and other evidence, should not be used.
The active ingredient of the drug can not be completely analyzed out of the water, but only play a role in assisting the treatment. If you have symptoms, you should take the medication under the guidance of a professional physician, do not take the medication blindly, so as not to delay the condition or produce adverse reactions.