Can astragalus be soaked in water for a long time?

Astragalus membranaceus, like Lycium barbarum and Codonopsis pilosula, has the same origin of medicine and food and often appears in our kitchen. Of course, many people often use it to soak in water with medlar. Can astragalus be soaked in water for a long time? Next, I will talk about the problem of soaking astragalus in water from three aspects, namely, "Who is suitable for soaking astragalus in water and how to match it?" "Can Astragalus be soaked in water for a long time?" And "Who is not suitable for Huangqi to soak in water?" What will happen if you drink it? "

Astragalus membranaceus is sweet in taste and slightly warm in nature, belonging to the spleen and lung meridian, and has the functions of invigorating qi and yang, consolidating exterior, inducing diuresis to reduce swelling, generating sores and promoting granulation. It can be simply understood as: strengthening the spleen to resist fatigue, tonifying the lungs and benefiting qi to prevent colds, promoting diuresis to eliminate edema, and promoting qi circulation to treat visceral prolapse and long-term unhealed skin diseases and ulcers. So it is suitable for the following people to drink:

1, spleen deficiency, usually prone to lethargy, fatigue, drowsiness, listlessness, do not want to eat, yellow complexion, abdominal distension, irregular or frequent stools, pale tongue, you can drink Astragalus water. It is enough to use about 5- 10g each time. However, although Astragalus is gentle, it is easy for these people with weak temper to have a sore throat after drinking it. How should it be matched?

If it is easy to get angry, don't use roasted Astragalus membranaceus, use raw Astragalus membranaceus, or mix Astragalus membranaceus with Lycium barbarum+Polygonatum odoratum/Ophiopogon japonicus/Dendrobium, because some people will get angry even if Astragalus membranaceus and Lycium barbarum are mixed;

If you have a bad appetite, you can mix Radix Astragali with Fructus Crataegi and Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae to invigorate qi, regulate qi and stimulate appetite.

If the tongue coating is thick and the humidity is heavy, raw astragalus can be used with poria cocos and lotus seeds. If the moisture is heavy, you can add Atractylodes rhizome, but the taste is not very good.

If the stool is not shaped and prone to diarrhea, you can use Astragalus fried atractylodes, and of course you can also use Lizhong Pill;

2, lung qi deficiency, usually prone to colds, sweating, runny nose, cough, fear of cold and so on. This is caused by the instability of lung health, lung qi deficiency, you can drink astragalus water. Note that it is suitable for people who are prone to colds, not for people who have colds!

Astragalus membranaceus can be used with Atractylodes macrocephala and Saposhnikovia divaricata for hyperhidrosis and wind phobia. This combination is what we often call Yupingfeng granules.

If you are obviously afraid of cold, you can mix Astragalus with red dates and ginger;

After a long cold, I still have a little cough and no phlegm. Astragalus membranaceus can be used with ebony or Schisandra chinensis.

3, edema, systemic edema, or edema of lower limbs, less urine; Or the tongue coating is thick, white, watery, yellow and dry, which belongs to the type with heavy moisture. Astragalus can also be used, and raw astragalus can also be used. However, if edema occurs, the general situation is more serious, which is divided into cardiogenic, hepatogenic, nephrogenic, malnutrition and idiopathic edema, so we should actively seek medical attention. At the same time of treatment, you can drink some raw astragalus in water to help strengthen the spleen, diuresis and detumescence.

If it is edema and less urine, you can use raw astragalus with corn stigma and red beans to strengthen the spleen and promote diuresis to reduce swelling;

If the humidity is heavy, you can use raw astragalus with poria cocos and coix seed to strengthen the spleen and promote diuresis.

4, people with sagging internal organs, such as gastroptosis, nephroptosis, uterine prolapse and so on. While actively treating the primary disease, you can take Astragalus water properly, and use Radix Astragali preparata with Bupleuri and Cimicifuga, but pay attention to the light dosage of Radix Bupleuri and Cimicifuga, such as Radix Astragali preparata 5- 10g, Radix Bupleuri and Cimicifuga 1-2g. Because these two drugs are light in dose, they have the effect of relieving, but the effect is not the same when the dose is large. You can also directly use Buzhong Yiqi Pill or Shenqi Granule.

5, there are skin diseases, sores, long-term illness, abscess invagination, pus does not collapse or long-term collapse. Astragalus membranaceus can be used with Angelica sinensis and Gleditsia sinensis without ulceration. If it does not heal for a long time, it can be combined with Radix Codonopsis, Ginseng and Cinnamomum cassia.

As for whether astragalus can be soaked in water for a long time, it is basically impossible. Why do you say that? Chinese medicine pays attention to the combination of syndrome and prescription, which is the need of the body. If you have this type of astragalus treatment, you can drink it; If this syndrome does not exist in the body, you can't drink it.

The physique of each of us will change with the influence of life, diet, work and mood. The most obvious feeling of everyone can be to see the tongue coating, which may be thinner and healthier during this time; Stay up late for a period of time, eat irregularly, or drink a few times more, the tongue coating will be too thick. Although Astragalus membranaceus can treat many diseases and can be used in many daily situations, there are also many situations that are not suitable for daily use. If used improperly, it will be harmful to your health.

There is another situation, that is, you are familiar with these herbs and your physical changes, and you can drink them for a long time, because you can adjust them according to your physical changes. Many old Chinese medicine practitioners, including Chinese medicine masters, will also have their own health tea for a long time, but they will adjust it according to their own situation. They can drink it for several years or decades, which is beneficial to their health. For those who have never studied Chinese medicine or know little about drugs, I don't recommend drinking it as a health drink for a long time.

Above, we said who is suitable for drinking Astragalus water and who is not? Generally speaking, there are the following categories of people:

1, people who have a cold and fever are not suitable for drinking astragalus water, and of course they are not suitable for eating other nourishing things, including not eating chicken, eggs, fish and other hair products, which is easy to aggravate the cold;

2. People with excess heat or damp heat in the body have open mouths, heavy breath, protruding tongue coating, yellow or greasy, and are prone to constipation. This is also not suitable for drinking astragalus water, whether it is raw astragalus or roasted astragalus. If you insist on drinking astragalus water, it will easily lead to damp heat, excessive phlegm, chest tightness, dizziness and headache;

3, yin deficiency or yin deficiency, usually easy to dry mouth, thirst, upset, insomnia, red tongue with little fur, not suitable for drinking Astragalus water, which may lead to more obvious yin deficiency. If it is deficiency of both qi and yin, you should drink Astragalus water and mix it with American ginseng, Ophiopogon japonicus, Schisandra chinensis, Dendrobium, Polygonatum odoratum and other drugs for nourishing yin and promoting fluid production;

4, stagnation of liver qi, or qi stagnation is not suitable for drinking Astragalus water, which will lead to more serious qi stagnation;

In a word, Astragalus membranaceus is a good medicinal material, which can replenish the body, invigorate qi and strengthen the spleen when used correctly. But if it's right or wrong, it's just like poison, but it's just a matter of which is more important. The consequences of improper use of astragalus can also be very serious.