Astragalus should be drunk within the indications and according to the prescribed dosage, and there is no relevant clinical information showing that it can cause constipation.
Astragalus is warm in nature and has the effects of nourishing blood and generating fluids, consolidating the surface to stop sweating (stopping sweating by consolidating the muscular surface), tonifying qi and elevating yang, supporting toxin and draining pus (draining pus and toxins from the body), and astringing sores to generate muscle (helping sores to heal more quickly and promoting the growth of new flesh).
It can be used for treatment of middle-qi subsidence (deficiency of qi in the spleen and stomach, with manifestations such as internal organs falling down), sweating due to surface deficiency (frequent natural sweating due to weakness of the muscle surface), coughing due to lung deficiency, diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, prolonged diarrhea with prolapse of the anus, hemorrhagic leakage (excessive menstruation or more than a few drops), blood deficiency with yellowing of the blood and hemiplegia (inability to move a limb at will on one side of the body), and other conditions.
The adverse reactions and contraindications of Astragalus are not clear. When using the drug, caution should be exercised in cases of solid surface evil, stagnation of food accumulation (accumulation of food in the stomach due to indigestion), yin deficiency and hyperactivity of yang, carbuncle and gangrene (a kind of venomous sores, which is an acute suppurative disease that occurs on the surface of the body, the limbs, and the internal organs) at the beginning of the disease.
Astragalus, if taken within a limited range, in accordance with the indications for use and in accordance with the limited dosage, has not been found to have constipation reported in the current clinical application.
Seek medical advice if you feel unwell to avoid delays. If you need to take drugs, to take under the guidance of a physician, not to use drugs to avoid damage to the organism, after taking if there is an adverse reaction, to pause to take, and consult a doctor in a timely manner.