Astragalus and Plum Soup for Diabetes

The Chinese medical name for diabetes is thirst, and Astragalus and Ume plum soup can be used as an adjunctive treatment for thirst, used to improve its symptoms of diabetes such as excessive thirst and drinking, night sweating (abnormal sweating after going to sleep, and sweating stops after waking up), but the drug is not the main formula for treating diabetes. Huang Qi and Wu Mei Tang consists of Wu Mei and Astragalus. Astragalus fixes the surface and stops sweating (stops sweating by consolidating the muscle surface), strengthens the spleen and replenishes the middle Jiao, while Wu Mei generates fluids to quench thirst (promotes the production of fluids to quench thirst), and the combination of these two can improve the symptoms of both qi and yin deficiencies (deficiency in qi and yin fluids) of diabetes mellitus. This formula needs to be applied under the guidance of a Chinese medicine practitioner for identification of symptoms. Adverse effects and contraindications of Astragalus and Plum Soup are not known. Individuals with thirst-quenching should exercise dietary restraint, limit the intake of sugary foods, abstain from smoking and alcohol, and maintain a calm mind and a regular life. Astragalus and umeboshi soup for the treatment of thirst requires the guidance of a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner to identify the evidence before application, do not self-medication. Diabetic people are recommended to take medication under the guidance of a regular doctor.