If you need it during pregnancy, you can take astragalus under the guidance of your doctor, but you should not use it on your own.
Astragalus is the dried root of the leguminous plant Astragalus mongolia or Astragalus membranaceus. It is sweet in flavor and slightly warm in nature. Attributed to the lung, spleen meridian. It can replenish qi and elevate yang, consolidate the surface to stop sweating (stop sweating by consolidating the surface of the muscle), promote diuresis to eliminate swelling, generate fluid and nourish blood, promote stagnation and paralysis (make the paralyzed meridians smooth), support the toxin to expel pus (expel pus and toxins in the body), and astringent sores to produce muscle (help sores to heal more quickly, and promote the growth of new flesh).
Astragalus can be used for Qi deficiency and weakness, loose stools (thin and unformed feces), prolonged diarrhea and prolapse of the anus, hemorrhagic bleeding and leakage (excessive menstrual flow or more than a few drops), sweating due to weakness of the surface of the body and the body (due to the weakness of the surface of the body and the body sweats frequently and naturally), blood deficiency and atrophy, paralysis (one side of the limbs can’t be moved freely), paralysis and numbness, 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 disease), hard to ulcerate, and the ulceration does not converge for a long time.
Astragalus is a qi tonic, warm, so the surface of the real evil, sores at the beginning of the ulcer, or after the ulcer is still full of heat and poison, should not be used. Pregnant women are advised to use the medicine under the guidance of a doctor.