Whether or not you can take astragalus with white tongue coating needs to be analyzed on a case-by-case basis, not all people with white tongue coating can take astragalus. If the tongue is thin and white, mostly seen in normal people, it is not recommended to take astragalus because it belongs to traditional Chinese medicine; if the tongue is white and thick and greasy, there may be internal stagnation or heavy cold and dampness, which makes it unsuitable to take astragalus. Astragalus has the effect of tonifying qi and raising yang (tonifying qi so that yang qi rises), consolidating the surface and stopping sweating (stopping sweating by consolidating the surface of the muscle), inducing diuresis and eliminating swelling (facilitating urination and eliminating edema), and generating fluids and nourishing blood (replenishing the body’s fluids and blood). It is used to treat qi deficiency and fatigue, loose stools (thin and unshapely stools), and sinking of the central qi (deficiency of the qi of the spleen and stomach and the appearance of a fall of the viscera and other manifestations), and so on. However, it is not recommended to be used by people who are suffering from superficial solidity and evil, or who have internal stagnation. If the tongue is thin and white, mostly seen in normal people, it is not recommended to eat astragalus; if the tongue is white and thick and greasy, there may be internal stagnation or heavy cold and dampness, it is not suitable to eat astragalus; white and dry tongue indicates that there is heat in the body, depletion of fluid, it is not suitable to eat astragalus, after eating it, there may be dry mouth, sore throat, constipation and other uncomfortable symptoms. However, Yang deficiency or blood deficiency of the crowd if the symptoms of white tongue coating, you can follow the doctor’s advice to eat astragalus, can play a complementary effect, to alleviate the symptoms of weakness. Therefore, it is recommended that people with white tongue coat take astragalus after identification by a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, so as not to take it inappropriately, resulting in adverse reactions.