Benefits of Astragalus, Red Date and Ginger Boiled Water

Astragalus, red dates and ginger boiled together in water can have the effect of tonifying qi and nourishing blood, harmonizing the spleen and stomach. Astragalus is sweet in taste and slightly warm in nature, with the efficacy of diuresis (facilitating urination and eliminating edema), activating blood circulation and nourishing blood, tonifying the lungs and spleen, etc. It can be mainly used to treat cough and asthma, edema and urination, hemorrhagic disintegration (excessive menstruation or dribbling), hemiplegia (inability of one side of the limbs to move at will), numbness and pain, and other conditions. Its adverse reactions and contraindications are not clear. Red jujube is sweet in taste and warm in nature, with the efficacy of nourishing blood and tranquilizing the mind (stabilizing the mind and soothing the emotions by nourishing the blood), benefiting the qi and tonifying the middle, and can be mainly used to treat conditions such as loose stools caused by deficiency of the spleen. The adverse effects and contraindications of this drug are not clear. Ginger is pungent in taste and slightly warm in nature, with the efficacy of warming the middle and dispersing cold (dispersing cold by warming the spleen and stomach), relieving cough and resolving phlegm, etc. It can be used to treat wind-cold cold as well as gastric cold resulting in vomiting and stomach pain. The adverse effects of this drug are not clear, and it is contraindicated for those who have sweating on the surface. From the efficacy of the above drugs, astragalus, jujube and ginger boiled together may have the effect of tonifying qi and nourishing blood, harmonizing the spleen and stomach. If you need to use the above medicines, it is recommended to use them after the identification by a Chinese medicine practitioner, and do not use them on your own.