It is possible to drink astragalus water after cesarean section if there is a medicinal indication for astragalus.
Astragalus is a plant-based Chinese medicine, slightly warm in nature and sweet in flavor. Astragalus has the efficacy of supporting toxin and generating muscle (discharging poisonous evil, promoting muscle growth and wound healing), consolidating the surface and stopping sweating (stopping sweating by consolidating the surface of the muscle), inducing diuresis to reduce swelling, and tonifying qi to elevate yang.
Clinically, it is used for treating spleen deficiency and diarrhea, deficiency of qi and blood, metrorrhagia (excessive menstrual flow or dribbling), night sweating (abnormal sweating after falling asleep and stopping sweating after waking up), spontaneous sweating (involuntary sweating during the daytime, aggravated by sweating with a slight movement), uterine prolapse, spitting out of blood, internal injuries and fatigue, edema and other conditions. The adverse reactions and contraindications of Astragalus are not clear.
From the point of view of the efficacy of astragalus, women can drink astragalus water after cesarean section if there is a deficiency of qi and blood, spontaneous sweating, spleen deficiency and diarrhea and other conditions.
However, it should be noted that the active ingredients precipitated by the herbal infusion are less, the efficacy of the role is limited, and can not replace the drug treatment of disease.
It is recommended that patients with cesarean section consult a professional doctor in a timely manner, do not blindly use their own medication to avoid causing adverse consequences.