Astragalus is recommended to be decocted and used as prescribed by the doctor.
Astragalus has the effects of tonifying qi and elevating yang (tonifying qi in order to elevate yang qi), consolidating the surface and stopping sweating (stopping sweating by consolidating the surface of the muscle), inducing diuresis and eliminating swelling (relieving urination and eliminating oedema), generating fluids and nourishing blood (replenishing the body’s water and blood), promoting stagnation and paralysis, supporting toxin and draining pus (draining pus and toxins from the body), and restraining sores and regenerating the muscle (helping sores to heal more quickly, and promoting the growth of new flesh).
Astragalus is used for qi deficiency and fatigue, loose stools (thin and unformed feces), Qi subsidence (deficiency of the spleen and stomach qi, with the appearance of internal organs falling down), prolonged diarrhea and prolapse of the anus, blood in the stools and leakage of menstruation (menstruation with excessive amount of blood or dripping more than one), sweating (due to the weakness of the surface of the body and the frequent sweating naturally), qi deficiency and edema, internal heat and thirst (fever accompanied by symptoms such as overeating, drinking, and urinating), and blood deficiency and chlorosis.
Astragalus is not suitable for those who are suffering from solid evils on the surface, the beginning of sores, or those who are still full of heat and toxins after ulceration.
If you need to use Astragalus to treat diseases, you must use the medicine under the guidance of a professional doctor.