Wild Astragalus, the medicinal Astragalus, has the effect of replenishing qi and raising yang (replenishing qi in order to raise yang qi), generating fluid and nourishing blood (replenishing water and blood in the body), and astringing sores and promoting muscle growth (helping sores to heal faster and promoting the growth of new flesh). It is mainly used for treating qi deficiency and weakness, middle qi subsidence (deficiency of spleen and stomach qi, with manifestations such as falling of internal organs), qi deficiency and edema, and prolonged ulceration without astringency.
Astragalus has the effects of tonifying qi and elevating yang, stopping sweating by consolidating the surface of the muscle, inducing diuresis and eliminating edema, generating fluid and nourishing blood, promoting stagnation and paralysis, supporting toxin and draining pus, and astringing sores and muscles.
Astragalus is used for treating qi deficiency and weakness, loose stools (thin and unformed feces), sinking of qi in the middle, prolonged diarrhea and prolapse of the anus, blood in the stool and leakage of menstruation (menstruation that is excessive in volume or dripping), sweating due to weakness of the surface of the muscle (due to the weakness of the surface of the muscle and frequent sweating naturally), edema due to deficiency of qi, internal heat and thirst (fever accompanied by excessive eating, drinking, urinating, and other symptoms), and yellowing of the blood.
In addition, Astragalus can also be used to treat hemiplegia (one side of the limbs can not move freely), paralysis and numbness, carbuncle gangrene (is a kind of poisonous sores, occurring on the surface of the body, limbs, internal organs of the acute suppurative disease) is difficult to ulcerate, long ulceration does not converge.
Pregnant women should not take Astragalus in large quantities for a long period of time as a single medicine. Adverse effects of Astragalus are not known.
If there is a need for medication, it should be used under the guidance of a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner to identify the symptoms.