Astragalus powder and red ginseng powder should be avoided as much as possible to drink before bedtime, and it is recommended to use the medication under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner for evidence-based medicine.
Astragalus powder and red ginseng powder are powdered astragalus and red ginseng respectively. Astragalus has the function of strengthening the spleen and tonifying the middle, diuretic and swelling, and benefiting the guard and consolidating the surface.
It is mainly used for treating spleen qi deficiency, lung qi deficiency, qi deficiency and spontaneous sweating (involuntary sweating during the day, aggravated by the slightest movement of sweating), deficiency of qi and blood, and ulcers that are difficult to converge for a long time.
Astragalus powder has a diuretic effect, drinking before bedtime may increase the number of nighttime urination, affecting normal sleep, therefore, should be avoided before bedtime. In addition, astragalus is sweet and warm in nature, and has a tonic effect, so it is not advisable to drink it for patients who have a solid evil, sores and ulcers at the beginning.
Red ginseng is sweet in flavor, slightly warm in nature, belonging to the lung, kidney and heart meridians, with the effects of tonifying vital energy, tonifying the spleen and benefiting the lungs, generating fluids, and calming the spirit and benefiting the intellect, and it is mainly used for treating qi deficiency and wanting to get rid of it, insufficient spleen qi, coughing and wheezing of the lungs, insomnia and health problems, and impotence and uterine coldness.
Long-term use of ginseng or ginseng preparations may cause adverse reactions such as diarrhea, insomnia, nervousness, hypersexuality, palpitations and so on. Therefore, red ginseng powder should be avoided to be taken before bedtime, so as not to cause insomnia, excitement and so on, affecting the quality of sleep.
It is recommended that patients should go to regular Chinese medicine hospitals in time when discomfort occurs, and use Astragalus powder and red ginseng powder under the guidance of Chinese medicine practitioners’ identification, and should not use them blindly on their own.