Radix Panax Ginseng with Astragalus has the efficacy of benefiting qi and nourishing yin, and can treat thirst and other diseases caused by qi and yin injuries.
Astragalus is sweet and slightly warm. It belongs to the spleen and lung meridian. It can replenish qi and elevate yang, benefit the guards and consolidate the surface, promote diuresis and reduce swelling, generate fluid and nourish blood, promote stagnation and paralysis (to make the paralyzed meridians smooth), support the toxin and drain the pus (to drain pus and toxin in the body), and astringent the sores and muscles (to help the sores to heal more quickly, and to promote the growth of new flesh).
Clinically, it is often used in the treatment of qi deficiency and fatigue, loose stools (scanty and unformed feces), and spontaneous sweating (frequent and natural sweating due to the weakness of the muscle surface). It should not be used when there is an excess of evil on the surface, stagnation within the body, hyperactivity of yin and yang, or when heat and toxin are still present at the beginning of sores or after ulceration.
Radix Panax Ginseng is sweet, slightly bitter and cool. It belongs to the heart, lung and kidney meridians. Its main effect is to tonify qi and nourish yin, clearing heat and promoting the production of body fluid. It can be used in the treatment of qi deficiency and yin deficiency, deficiency of heat and fatigue, coughing, phlegm and blood, internal heat and thirst (internal heat accompanied by symptoms such as eating, drinking and urinating), and dryness of mouth and throat, etc. It is cold and cool in nature.
Radix Panax Ginseng is cold and cold in nature, which can hurt yang and help dampness, therefore, it should not be taken by people with weakened yang in the middle and cold dampness in the stomach. It should not be used together with quassia.
Both of them have the function of tonifying qi. However, American ginseng favors nourishing yin, which can nourish the lungs and spleen, while astragalus favors tonifying qi, which can replenish qi and promote yang. The combination of the two can effectively improve a series of symptoms caused by qi and yin deficiency, such as the treatment of thirst disease with qi and yin injuries, it can be used in the combination of western ginseng with astragalus, Chinese yam, smallpox flour and other qi and yin products to promote the production of body fluids.
The use of drugs need to be under the guidance of a professional doctor, should not be taken on their own to avoid adverse reactions.