What effects does Astragalus have?

1. Astragalus has a long history of being used as medicine and has roots. China's earliest Shennong Herbal Classic listed Astragalus as "top grade". "Medicine Song" said: "Astragalus is a tonic, which has the effects of invigorating qi, strengthening spleen and regulating stomach, expelling pus and relieving pain, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis to treat crisis. It has obvious curative effect on diseases such as spontaneous sweating due to exterior deficiency, internal injury due to qi deficiency, mental fatigue, weakness of limbs, diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, excessive sweating due to body deficiency, proctoptosis due to qi deficiency, genital prolapse, edema and carbuncle. Chinese ancient books, such as Bielu of Famous Doctors and Compendium of Materia Medica, all think that it has the function of invigorating qi and tonifying deficiency.

2. Pharmacological research shows that Astragalus contains trace elements such as choline, coumarin, folic acid, amino acids, betaine, saponin, sugar, protein, riboflavin, flavane compounds, iron, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, zinc, copper and manganese. Sweet in taste and slightly warm in nature, it has the effects of invigorating qi, consolidating exterior, promoting diuresis, strengthening heart, lowering blood pressure, resisting bacteria, removing toxic substances, expelling pus, promoting granulation, enhancing capillary resistance, stopping sweating and sex hormones, and can be used for treating spontaneous sweating due to exterior deficiency, internal injury due to qi deficiency, diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, edema and carbuncle. Astragalus can prevent the decrease of liver sugar, protect the liver, promote the increase of white blood cells in human blood, resist the decrease of white blood cells caused by chemicals, radiation or other reasons, and significantly improve the phagocytic function of mononuclear phagocyte system and white blood cells. But the most important thing of Astragalus membranaceus is to tonify the middle energizer, promote diuresis and reduce swelling, which is most suitable for puffiness and edema.