There is no such thing as “how many tablets of astragalus a day is best”, astragalus tablets vary in size, astragalus dosage is generally 10-30g, large doses can also be used up to 30g-60g, according to the specific conditions of the decision to be taken in accordance with medical advice. Astragalus is the dried root of Astragalus membranaceus or Astragalus mongoliae, which has the effect of tonifying qi and raising yang, fixing the surface and stopping sweating (stopping sweating by consolidating the surface of the muscle), diuretic, toxin-expelling pus (discharging pus and toxins from the body), and astringent sores and muscle growth (helping sores to heal more quickly and promoting the growth of new flesh). It can be used to treat prolonged diarrhea and prolapse of anus, deficiency of qi, sinking of qi in the middle (deficiency of qi in the spleen and stomach, with the appearance of organs falling down, etc.), loose stools with little food (thin and unshaped feces), blood in the stools and leakage of blood (excessive menstruation or dripping), carbuncle and gangrene (a kind of venomous sores, which occurs on the surface of the body, the limbs, and the internal organs of the acute suppurative diseases), and difficult to ulcerate, and the ulcers do not converge for a long time. The adverse reactions and contraindications of Astragalus are not clear. The drug needs to be used under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner to avoid adverse effects.