Astragalus does not have the effect of treating osteoporosis, but it can be used to treat blood deficiency and atrophy, deficiency of qi and blood, low food and loose stools, carbuncle and gangrene difficult to ulcer and so on. Astragalus is sweet in flavor, slightly warm in nature, and belongs to the spleen and lung meridian. It benefits Wei and consolidates the epidermis, promotes stagnation and paralysis, replenishes Qi and elevates Yang (replenishes Qi so that Yang can rise), restrains sores and promotes muscle growth (helps sores heal faster and promotes the growth of new flesh), induces diuresis and reduces edema (relieves urination and removes oedema), promotes the elimination of toxin and drainage of pus and poison, and generates fluid and nourishes the blood (replenishes the body’s fluids and blood). Astragalus can be used in the treatment of qi deficiency and blood stagnation, paralysis and numbness, hemiplegia (one side of the limbs can not move at will), and can also be used in the treatment of paralysis, post-stroke sequelae of the identification of qi deficiency and blood stagnation, tendon and skin loss of nourishment. It can also be used to treat weak lung qi, coughing and shortness of breath; qi and blood deficiency, blood deficiency and atrophy; qi and blood deficiency, carbuncle and gangrene (a kind of venomous sores, occurring on the surface of the body, limbs, internal organs of the acute suppurative disease) is difficult to ulcerate and so on. Attention should be paid to yin deficiency and hyperactivity of yang (deficiency of yin fluid and hyperactivity of yang qi), internal stagnation, and the prevalence of solid evil on the surface, etc. Astragalus should not be used, and the adverse effects are not yet clear. When osteoporosis occurs, please go to the hospital under the guidance of a doctor to standardize the treatment, not self-medication.