Astragalus has the effect of tonifying qi and nourishing blood, but there is no such thing as astragalus is the fastest way to tonify qi and blood.
Astragalus is the root of the leguminous plant Astragalus membranaceus or Astragalus membranaceus, sweet in taste, slightly warm in nature, belonging to the spleen, lung meridian, with the effect of tonifying qi and rising yang, fixing the surface to stop sweating (stop sweating by consolidating the surface of the muscle), nourishing the blood and generating fluids, promoting stagnation and paralysis (make the paralyzed meridian smooth), inducing diuresis to reduce swelling, supporting the toxin to drain pus (expel pus and poison in the body), and converging sores to generate muscle (help the sores to heal more quickly, and promote the growth of new flesh).
Astragalus is often used in the treatment of qi deficiency and fatigue, loose stools (thin and unformed feces), Qi subsidence (deficiency of the spleen and stomach qi, with the appearance of internal organs falling down), prolonged diarrhea and prolapse of the anus, surface deficiency and self-sweating (due to the weakness of the surface of the body and the frequency of natural sweating), blood deficiency and atrophy, hemiplegia (inability of one side of the limb to move at will), etc. It is also used in the treatment of sores and ulcers.
Astragalus is not suitable for those who are suffering from superficial solidity and evil, and those who are suffering from heat and toxicity at the beginning of sores or after the breakout of sores.
Commonly used drugs to tonify qi and blood include angelica, ginseng, atractylodes macrocephala, longan meat, jujubes and so on. If you need to replenish qi and blood should be under the guidance of a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner for medication, do not blindly use your own medication.