From whether Astragalus is a Qi tonic or a Qi booster

  Astragalus has been used medicinally for more than 2,000 years to enhance the body’s immune function, hepatoprotective, diuretic, anti-aging, anti-stress, antihypertensive and broad antibacterial effects. But the surface of the real evil, gas stagnation and dampness, food stagnation, carbuncles and gangrene or ulcers after the heat and toxicity is still strong and other real evidence, as well as yin deficiency and hyperactivity, are prohibited to take.  1, table deficiency spontaneous sweating: mostly used for spontaneous sweating caused by physical deficiency and table weakness. If the surface qi is not solid, and sweating, with astragalus with atractylodes, wind treatment, long serving will be effective. The formula is such as Yu Ping Feng San; it can also be used with floating wheat, ephedra root, etc.  2, Yin deficiency night sweats: can be used with raw earth, maitong and other nourishing Yin medicine.  3, acute nephritis edema: for Yang deficiency caused by deficiency edema, and often used in combination with Fang Shi, Poria, Atractylodes, etc., such as Fang Shi Huang Qi Tang.  4, chronic nephritis edema, spleen and kidney deficiency: often used with Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng, Atractylodes Macrocephalae and Poria.  5, Yang Qi weakness: used for sores that do not break down for a long time and are trapped inside, with a role in promoting breakage and limitation. Canker sores that do not penetrate the head for a long time are often used together with Polygala, Saponaria, Angelica and Chuanxiong.  6, ulceration of sores: long-standing failure to close the mouth, with the role of regenerative muscle closure, often with silver flower, soapberry, daidian, etc. Pus cleaning, with Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng, cinnamon used in the same way.  7, lung Qi deficiency evidence: cough and asthma for a long time, shortness of breath and fatigue, phlegm Yong in the lungs inability to cough out. It is often combined with aster, dong, etc., warming the lung to stabilize asthma, and strengthen the lung qi products. The spleen produces phlegm, the lung stores phlegm, so Jian Taiyin to get rid of phlegm, Huang Qi for Qi so especially good at treating Qi deficiency.  8, qi deficiency weakness: tiredness and weakness, or sunken middle qi, prolapse, prolapse of the uterus. Supplement the qi and strengthen the spleen, often in combination with dang ginseng, atractylodes, etc.; used to benefit the qi to raise the yang and lift the trap, often in combination with dang ginseng, ascending marijuana, Chai Hu, roasted licorice, etc.