There is no such thing as whether drinking astragalus water nourishes or injures the stomach. When there is a deficiency of qi, less food and loose stools (feces thin and unformed) and other gastrointestinal symptoms, take astragalus is conducive to improving the symptoms, but the efficacy of soaking in water to play a poor, usually take the main decoction soup. Astragalus is the dried root of the leguminous plant Astragalus membranaceus or Astragalus membranaceus, Astragalus is sweet and slightly warm in nature, and can enter the lung and spleen meridians. It has the effects of generating fluid and nourishing blood (replenishing water and blood in the body), tonifying qi and elevating yang (replenishing qi so that yang qi can rise), inducing diuresis and eliminating swelling (facilitating urination and eliminating edema), converging sores and regenerating the muscle (helping sores to heal faster and promoting the growth of new flesh), promoting stagnation and paralysis, consolidating the epidermis and stopping perspiration (stopping sweating by reinforcing the muscle epidermis), and supporting toxins to drain pus (draining out pus and toxins from the body). It can be used in the treatment of qi deficiency and weakness, sweating (due to the weakness of the muscle surface and frequent natural sweating), loose stools with little food, edema with qi deficiency, internal heat and thirst (internal fever accompanied by symptoms such as eating more, drinking more and urinating more), prolonged diarrhea and prolapse of the anus, prolonged ulceration without astringency, and the sinking of the middle qi (a deficiency in the qi of the spleen and stomach, which results in the fall of the internal organs and other manifestations), among other symptoms. Astragalus is usually taken as a decoction, but can also be used in pills and powder. The adverse effects of astragalus are not clear, and it is contraindicated for those with solid symptoms and yin and Yang deficiency. The above need to be used under the guidance of a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, avoid taking on their own, so as not to cause damage.