Red Astragalus and Hawthorn in water may have the effect of inducing diuresis to reduce swelling and digestion, etc. The efficacy is limited because the active ingredients of the drug cannot be completely analyzed in the water.
Hongqi can replenish qi and raise yang, consolidate the surface to stop sweating (stop sweating by consolidating the muscle surface), promote diuresis to reduce swelling, generate fluid and nourish blood, promote stagnation and paralysis (make the paralyzed meridians smooth), support the toxin to expel pus (expel pus and toxin in the body), and astringent sores to promote the growth of muscles (help sores to heal more quickly and promote the growth of new flesh).
Red Astragalus can be used for Qi deficiency and weakness, loose stools (thin and unformed feces), Qi subsidence (deficiency of spleen and stomach qi, with symptoms such as internal organs falling down), prolonged diarrhea and prolapse of the anus, sweating (due to the weakness of the surface of the body, frequent and natural sweating), edema due to deficiency of qi, internal heat and thirst (internal fever accompanied by symptoms such as eating more, drinking more and urinating more), blood deficiency and atrophy, paralysis and numbness, and hemiplegia (inability of one side of the limbs to move at will).
Hawthorn can eliminate food and strengthen the stomach, move qi and dissipate blood stasis, resolve turbidity and reduce fat (clearing the body of impurities and reducing excess body fat). It is used for meat and food stagnation, stomach and epigastric distension, dysentery and abdominal pain, menstrual stasis, postpartum stasis, heart and abdominal stabbing pain, chest paralysis (chest tightness and pain), heart pain, hernia pain, hyperlipidemia. The effect of Jiao Shanzha to eliminate food stagnation (promote food digestion) is enhanced. It is used for meat and food stagnation, diarrhea and dysentery.
It is recommended to use the medicine under the guidance of a doctor.