Drinking astragalus water instead of tea during menstruation may elevate the ingestion of blood, leading to qi and blood disorders and affecting the operation of menstruation, so it is not recommended to drink astragalus water during menstruation.
Astragalus is a traditional Chinese medicine, for the leguminous plant Mongolia astragalus or membrane pod astragalus root, to the lungs, spleen meridian, taste sweet, sex slightly warm, has a qi and Yang (to make Yang Qi rise), the blood (supplement the body water, blood), stagnation paralysis and other effects.
Astragalus can be used to treat 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), prolonged diarrhea and prolapse of the anus, blood in the stools, leakage of menstruation (menstruation excessive or dripping more than one), sweating due to superficial deficiency (due to the weakness of the surface of the body and the frequent sweating of the natural), qi deficiency and edema, impotence and yellowing of the blood deficiency, and internal heat and thirst (internal heat accompanied by symptoms such as eating more, drinking more, and urinating more), and so on.
Usually can be under the guidance of the doctor symptomatic astragalus tea drink, there are certain benefits to the human body, but women are not recommended to drink during menstruation. The adverse effects of taking astragalus are not clear; where the surface of the real evil, stagnant gas and damp obstruction, food stagnation, sores and ulcers at the beginning or after the collapse of heat and toxins are still prevalent and other evidence, as well as yin deficiency and hyperactivity (deficiency of yin fluid, hyperactivity of yang qi), are not suitable for use.
If you need to use the drug, it is recommended to use under the guidance of a doctor to avoid adverse consequences to the body.