Fire is a folk saying that belongs to the fire-heat syndrome of traditional Chinese medicine. The manifestations of fire after taking Astragalus generally include red face and eyes, mouth and tongue sores and short and red urine (small amount of urine with dark yellow color).
Astragalus belongs to the warm tonic category of Chinese herbs, but if the patient himself is a fire-heat syndrome or overdose, there may be dry mouth and bad breath, sore throat, red face and eyes, short and red urine, as well as dry stools or even constipation, etc. If the patient is a woman, there is a risk that she may develop symptoms of fire-heat syndrome. If it is a woman, there may be symptoms such as menstrual dribbling, yellowish leukorrhea or odor.
Astragalus fire should first stop taking this drug, if the symptoms are still mild, can be appropriate to drink more water and light diet, avoid spicy stimulation, etc.; if the symptoms are more serious, there are obvious sore throat or mouth and tongue sores, etc., you can follow the doctor’s instructions to take the drugs to clear the heat and reduce the fire, such as Huanglian Shangqing Pills, Yinqiao detoxification tablets, etc., to alleviate the related symptoms.
The adverse effects of the above drugs are not clear. Astragalus eaten on fire is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, by a professional physician according to the situation of identification and treatment. It is not advisable to self-medicate to prevent delays in the condition.