Kidney on line with you scientifically - astragalus

Astragalus, a much studied herb in the current herbal treatment of kidney disease.

In kidney disease patients are also widely spread, "legend", astragalus can diuretic, reduce proteinuria, improve immunity, these claims are based on? Is it really good for kidney patients?

International guidelines for the treatment of kidney disease are clear:Herbal medicines are not recommended for people with kidney disease, and the level of recommendation is very high. This is because herbal medicines have complex compositions and many of them do not currently have enough evidence to state their safety. The fact that some herbal medicines can cause kidney damage is also a common concern at home and abroad.

What about astragalus? Is it safe?

In China's earliest medical text, "Shennong's Classic of the Materia Medica".Astragalus is classified as a top quality。

Including various other Chinese medicine texts, the description of the properties of astragalus is generally consistent: flat and slow in nature, with a sweet flavor.lit. not poisonousThe flavor is thin and thick, and can be raised and lowered. Thin gas and thick flavor, can be ascending and descending, the yang of yang.

According to Chinese medicine texts, astragalus is non-toxic.

What about modern research?

There are no studies reported on the nephrotoxicity of Astragalus.

For the efficacy of Astragalus, Prof. Wang Haiyan and his team from the Department of Nephrology, Peking University First Hospital, have also done many related basic researches for Astragalus. It is believed that astragalus can reduce the deterioration of renal function and histological damage, theHas some protective effect on kidney function.. Astragalus has a positive effect on diuresis and reducing urinary protein in patients.

And there are some foreign studies about Astragalus can improve the immune status of patients. However, the subjects of these studies were mainly forCancer patients, and allergic diseases。

These studies suggest that astragalus, may be able to help patients with cancer, allergic diseases (e.g., asthma, rhinitis), improve their ability to fight disease and control the symptoms of related diseases.

Unfortunately, however, most of these studies mentioned above are based on animal testing, or small samples of human trials, with no further, convincing large-scale clinical trials.

Of course, we are very much looking forward to our herbal medicine to build on its good aspects and produce more and stronger clinical evidence that is beneficial to patients.

In summary, Astragalus should be safe and may be clinically effective in patients with kidney disease. If you want to use astragalus, the best way is thatConsult a regular, experienced TCM doctor for medication.

Large doses of astragalus long service easy to fire, but also easy to cause liver heat (liver blood), easy to fire people add some dandelion to balance some. I often give diabetic patients in the clinic introduced astragalus ume soup, to anemia, blood cells down, wounds do not grow, edema and other patients introduced astragalus pig's trotters soup, individual patients have reflected the phenomenon of drinking astragalus fire, such as sores on the mouth and tongue, sore throat and so on. Individual patients with high blood pressure also reflect drinking astragalus to raise blood pressure.

Astragalus, belongs to a kind of Chinese medicine, has the effect of health care, many people use astragalus to make water to drink, is this method correct? Here to learn more specifically about the benefits and disadvantages of astragalus in water:

Benefits of Astragalus in water

1. Treatment of hypertension, many patients with high blood pressure, especially elderly patients, easy to have the phenomenon of swelling in the lower body, with astragalus soaked water to drink can have the effect of reducing edema, lowering blood pressure;

2. Enhance the contractility of the heart muscle to treat gastritis, usually drink astragalus water can not only strengthen the body, but also strengthen the contractility of the heart muscle, effectively preventing the circulation leading to symptoms of failure;

3. Prevent colds and flu, for people who are often prone to colds and flu, you can take astragalus solid surface, effectively prevent colds and flu often;

4. There are a variety of elements in astragalus, often drink astragalus water can replenish the spleen, beneficial to the qi, tonifying the lungs, solid surface, enhance immunity, lower blood pressure, liver protection and other effects.

Side effects of drinking astragalus in water

1. Generally there will be "fire" such as red face, upset, poor sleep or insomnia, sore throat, high blood pressure or dizziness and other symptoms, or even more serious;

2. Because astragalus for solid surface, have to help the body to close the door role, but if the body has been again the intrusion of foreign evil, will be shut in the body, can not vent;

3. People with bad kidneys should not drink water with astragalus, kidney disease for yin deficiency, dampness and heat of the crowd, drink astragalus water generally cause toxic side effects.

What are the health benefits of drinking astragalus regularly?

Astragalus in traditional Chinese medicine is most recorded in the Shennong Ben Cao Jing "Astragalus taste sweet and slightly warm, the main carbuncle and gangrene for a long time to defeat, drainage of pus to stop the pain, ... to supplement the deficiency,"

Chinese medicine textbook, herbal medicine: astragalus.

(A) Medicinal properties, sweet and slightly warm, attributed to the spleen and lung meridians.

(B) Effects: Tonifying Qi and elevating Yang, consolidating the surface and stopping sweating, inducing diuresis to eliminate swelling, generating fluids and nourishing blood, supporting toxin and draining pus, and astringing sores and muscles.

(c) The main applications are:

(1) Qi deficiency and fatigue, loose food, edema and urination, sagging of Qi in the middle, prolonged diarrhea and prolapse of the anus, blood in the stool and leakage.

(2) Weakness of lung qi, coughing and shortness of breath.

3) Sweating from the surface.

4) Internal heat and thirst.

5) Blood deficiency and atrophy, Qi and blood deficiency.

(6) Qi deficiency and blood stagnation, hemiplegia, paralysis and numbness.

(7) Deficiency of qi and blood, carbuncles and gangrene are difficult to ulcerate and do not converge after prolonged ulceration.

(D) Modern research, Astragalus mainly contains glycosides, polysaccharides, flavonoids, but also contains amino acids, proteins, riboflavin, vitamin D, trace elements and other components. Astragalus decoction has kidney protection, elimination of proteinuria and diuretic effect, and has anti-aging, anti-radiation, anti-inflammatory, hypolipidemic, hypoglycemic, enhance immunity, anti-tumor and hepatoprotective effects.

(E) astragalus processed with honey after concocting known as roasted astragalus, concocted efficacy of subtle changes in order to replenish qi and blood, but also to treat constipation, shortness of breath, prolapse of internal organs. Raw to replenish qi, diuretic swelling, toxin astringent sores.

(F) Main indications for regular use of Astragalus.

1) Physique, qi deficiency, yang deficiency.

(2) symptoms of qi deficiency, limb weakness, less breath and lazy speech, less food and constipation, self-sweating, asthma when moving, edema, yellowish color, or the sequelae of cerebral infarction, carbuncle gangrene for a long time without convergence and healing of the person.

(3) modern medicine, including, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, various types of liver disease, chronic kidney disease, oncology, anemia, low immunity, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, manifested as deficiency of qi and blood type can be used to take astragalus boiled in water, replenish qi and blood to improve immunity, is a widely used, good effect of traditional Chinese medicine.

Secondly, it is not suitable for everyone. If you have any of these conditions, you may need to stop using it or fill it in.

(1) Yin deficiency, phlegm-damp body with caution

2）Fever stage of exogenous fever, heat-toxicity blazing stage, damp-heat syndrome, cerebral hemorrhage stage, prohibited.

Astragalus, sweet, slightly warm, good for replenishing qi, applicable to a wide range, not all people are applicable, it is best to find a Chinese medicine practitioner according to the physical characteristics of the body, self-symptomatic, diagnosis and treatment, suitable for use, before applying. Otherwise, it is harmful. Must remember, is a medicine three poisons.

I am a Chinese medicine doctor. In the midst of so many years of clinical application. My experience and understanding is this.

Astragalus is a qi tonic and very useful medicine. Shennong's Classic of the Materia Medica recorded: [Properties] sweet, slightly warm. It enters the spleen and lung meridians. Efficacy: Strengthening the spleen and tonifying the middle, elevating the sun and lifting the trap, benefiting the guards and consolidating the surface, diuretic, and toxin-supporting muscle growth.

So astragalus is used most often by people with deficiency of labor and qi, as well as those with a cold-blooded constitution.

Benefits of Astragalus: The benefits of astragalus, or astragalus, are properly applied.

The first major benefit of astragalus is that it replenishes qi.

First of all, the Qi that this Astragalus tonifies is in favor of the body's surface, which is Wei Qi. So people who have a deficiency of qi and often catch colds easily. Or people who have a deficiency of qi and often sweat a lot and are afraid of the wind. These are good indications for Astragalus.

For specific applications, you can use astragalus in water, but of course there is also an adult medicine, which is, Ping Feng Granules. Ping Feng Granules is an adult medicine that can replenish Qi, stop sweating, and is particularly effective for people who usually catch colds very easily.

So in response to this flu, many frail people can, take Yu Ping Feng granules to replenish their positive energy and prevent flu and colds.

Again, astragalus raises qi, the second most important benefit is that it raises qi. There are some people who have a deficiency of qi after we preach, a deficiency of the middle qi, and put the whole person is wilted, like a frosted eggplant.

These people, who are easily fatigued and weak, stand and want to sit down, sit and want to lie down. Serious some people get sick. Expressed in the internal organs, such as gastric prolapse, eyelid prolapse, hemorrhoids, anal prolapse, uterine prolapse and so on.

Anyone in this category can, by using astragalus to lift the qi, put that weakness right. You can also take it alone, and that has a very good proprietary Chinese herbal formula, the Zhongzhong Yiqi Pill.

The second major benefit of astragalus is to support sores and muscles. This is because astragalus replenishes qi, especially on the body surface. Bringing qi and blood to the body surface. Some people turn, acne, or, acne not yet. All can use astragalus to, hair rash.

Especially some serious skin diseases, chronic skin got ulcers, fistula wounds for a long time and so on. Astragalus effect are very good.

Especially the very common diabetic foot. When you get this disease, the whole foot will seriously rot off, and western medicine, there is no good way to do this, all you can do is to cut off the rotting foot.

Then Chinese medicine can be applied, supplemented with large doses of astragalus, to support the sores and generate muscle, so that the rotten feet slowly, the pus sores issued, the good flesh to grow back.

The third major benefit of Astragalus. It can diuretic and diuretic. Some people have malfunctioning water metabolism, especially those with Qi deficiency, swollen skin and bladder cannot urinate. That belongs to the qi deficiency of the people who have problems can eat astragalus, to achieve diuretic swelling.

The Bad Side of Astragalus

Most of the bad effects of astragalus are due, not to the right evidence, but to the bad diseases brought about by abuse.

For example, say a patient with fever, especially if there is solid internal heat such as constipation.

Because astragalus is, a tonic is warm, for people with deficiency cold. If the body, more hot, or the body heat evil is heavier, you can not use astragalus.

There is also a category of coughs that are solid, with many patients presenting with upward reversal of Qi. To treat such a cough, you need to use a medicine that lowers Qi. And can no longer be used to raise the kind of Qi.

So many people who have a cough and take astragalus will cough and get worse immediately.

The so-called bad side of astragalus is the bad side that comes from abusing astragalus for the wrong reasons.

Astragalus is a tonic, and solid evidence means that there is a heavy evil in the body, or there is a very heavy heat evil, which is not to be used anymore.

Another group of people who are yin-deficient and have heat in their bodies should not be used in a rotten way.

To summarize, Astragalus is a warm tonic for a weak and cold body. It should not be abused by people with heavy evil qi and heat.

How can a normal person tell? You can look at your tongue. Tongue is very thick, face or yellow, do not use easily.

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According to "Gleanings from the Compendium of Materia Medica", astragalus is sweet in flavor, slightly warm in nature, and belongs to the spleen meridian (intestinal and gastrointestinal functions) and the lung meridian (respiratory system, skin), and it is often said that astragalus "replenishes the qi" is in fact replenishing the qi of the spleen and the lungs. But consumption of astragalus must be careful.

Unsuitable for people who consume astragalus: acne all over the face, dry mouth, broken mouth Astragalus can not be touched!

• Astragalus has strong qi replenishing function, but not everyone can take it. Astragalus tonifying qi has an upward direction, so people who are prone to acne on the face, easy to blush, often stay up late, have dry mouths, broken mouths, are prone to thirst, or have poor circulation of qi and blood, poor digestion, and easy to have a stuffy chest, a stuffy stomach, or a bloated stomach are not advised to consume astragalus on their own to avoid worsening of the symptoms.
• Astragalus is a medicinal herb that is not meant to be taken for long periods of time.Excessive supplementation can also lead to fire syndromeForm.

People who are more suitable to consume Astragalus

• Usually weak, easily exerted, sweating, afraid of cold
• The change of seasons is easy to catch a cold, and even occasional diarrhea, belonging to the taste of light, no fishy smell of diarrhea
• And without the above mentioned fire condition, it is more suitable to consume astragalus

Astragalus: tonifying the spleen and lung qi, strengthening the absorption function, preventing colds and flu

• Chinese medicine says "the spleen and stomach for the source of biochemistry", astragalus supplement will be the spleen and stomach digestion and absorption function to consolidate good, in order to fully absorb the food nutrients eaten, drug efficacy; "Lung qi" is related to the oral cavity, nasal cavity respiratory mucosa, skin and other parts of the body.

• Astragalus tonic"Lungs."The body can enhance the surface of the "Wei Qi", enhance the respiratory mucosa, skin defenses, to protect the skin from the invasion of foreign evils, but also regulate sweating function.
• Especially those who do not move to catch a cold, relatively weak body, seasonal changes in temperature changes can take some astragalus, like building a strong wall against the enemy, enhance the body's defenses to prevent colds.

Astragalus "solid surface" can maintain the normal function of sweating, to protect the body from excessive sweating, a cold, headache when the wind blows.

• Many people are prone to "false sweating", the so-called false sweating refers to not because of exercise or hot weather sweating, but in a stationary state of sweat, usually weak people are prone to false sweating. Astragalus can protect the body from excessive sweating.

• "Table deficiency" patients face swelling, hands and feet are also more prone to swelling, this type of swelling is usually caused by qi deficiency and poor blood circulation, astragalus can help patients to replenish qi swelling.

Astragalus can help heal skin wounds

If the patient's body is too weak, the wound can not heal for a long time, at this time, in addition to clearing the heat and detoxification medicine, the doctor will also add a bit of medicine to replenish qi and blood, this time, qi medicine will choose astragalus, astragalus into the lung meridian, can strengthen the skin surface of the Wei qi, to promote the circulation of local qi and blood, will be inside the wound of the pus out of the surface of the skin to drain, to accelerate the healing of the wound.

How to pick and store astragalus?

• When choosing, pay attention to the complete package, clearly labeled origin, expiration date and other information.
• Herb cross-section of the surface of the center yellowish, there is a circle of translucent yellow-brown, the outer circle with grayish white, the appearance of the complete, fresh, no moth, rot, mildew, pick up and smell no strange taste or sour taste is better.
• Astragalus should be sealed in a zip lock bag when you buy it home and kept in the refrigerator under cold storage, or in a dry box to protect it from moisture for 3 to 6 months.

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If you want to know the good and bad effects of astragalus on your body, you need to understand astragalus first.

Hi, I'm Pharmacist Xiaoling, a master's degree candidate in traditional Chinese medicine. Let me explain Astragalus to you.

Astragalus is a traditional Chinese medicine, belongs to the same source of food and medicine, for Chinese medicine, the source of legume plants Mongolia astragalus or membrane pod astragalus dry root. It is a qi tonic, tonifying qi and rising yang, fixing the surface and stopping sweating, inducing diuresis and eliminating swelling, generating fluids and nourishing blood, promoting stagnation and paralysis, supporting toxins and draining pus, and astringing sores and promoting muscle growth.

I'll give you a brief explanation of the efficacy of this product, which may not be understood by some of you.

Astragalus can be used to treat:qi deficiency, always feel no strength, eat less, loose stools, easy to diarrhea; the qi under the stuffing, chronic diarrhea, prolapse, etc., bleeding in the stools, leakage, etc.; and the surface of the deficiency of self-sweating, qi deficiency oedema, internal heat and thirst, blood deficiency atrophy, paralysis, paralysis numbness, carbuncle and gangrene is difficult to ulcerate, the ulceration of the long time does not converge.

In the stew, you can also add some astragalus, for patients with qi deficiency syndrome is helpful; plain easy to self-sweat, easy to catch a cold of the crowd, you can also often drink astragalus water. Fall and winter tonic, you can also add astragalus. But not everyone is suitable for astragalus.

Zheng qi is not weak, internal solid heat, easy to fire, high blood pressure and other people are not suitable for frequent drinking astragalus infusion.

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Many people know that astragalus has a very good role in replenishing qi, but also to improve the immune system, so there are people to take astragalus to drink water instead of tea, or stew to use, I myself sometimes stew will put some astragalus down, then often drink astragalus on the body have those benefits and disadvantages? Before answering this question, let's first look at what astragalus is effective.

Effects of Astragalus

1, astragalus has the effect of tonifying qi and kidney yang, fixing the surface to stop sweating

This is a little more commonly known as the role of qi tonic, astragalus is the most widely used qi tonic, all kinds of qi deficiency can be used to him.For example, spleen and stomach qi deficiency, lung qi deficiency and sweating from surface deficiency, blood deficiency, etc.。

The so-called spleen and stomach qi deficiency, the most direct impact is one's appetite and mental state, spleen and stomach deficiency, their motor function will be reduced, we will not be so want to eat, the whole person will be more sluggish and lazy, do not want to do anything. At this time you can use astragalus, astragalus into the spleen meridian, thus promoting the normal operation of the spleen and stomach.

As for lung qi deficiency, the lung affects a person's respiratory system, weak lungs are prone to coughing and shortness of breath, shortness of breath and other phenomena, often with schizandra, aster and other medicines used; and is often easy to sweat, if the body's surface by the body of the deficiency is not solid caused by spontaneous sweating, often with oyster, ephedra root used.

The last is blood deficiency, this is better to understand, that is, insufficient qi and blood qi and blood deficiency, this kind of person is usually more yellow, astragalus can promote the blood, often used with blood tonic drugs, such as angelica.

2, astragalus has the effect of stagnation through paralysis

Chinese medicine believes that qi can promote the generation and operation of blood, as well as the production, transportation, excretion of fluid, etc., with the effect of stagnation and paralysis, which can be used to treat qi deficiency and blood stagnation can not be paralyzing pain in the joints, numbness of the limbs or hemiplegia, often used with some of the blood circulation medicines, such as angelica safflower.

3、It has the effect of promoting water retention and reducing swelling

Spleen is the main transporter, which includes transporter of water and grains and transporter of water and fluid. A sound function of spleen in transporter of water and fluid can prevent the production of pathological products such as water-dampness, phlegm and drink, etc. If the spleen is weak and leads to the reduction of transporter's function, it will lead to the stagnation of water and fluid in the body, and the accumulation of dampness and the production of phlegm, which will lead to edema in serious cases. Qi can move fluid, astragalus can promote the body's water operation through the effect of qi tonic, to promote the discharge of water and dampness, improve edema. This herb is often used in our hospital to treat patients with edema, usually in combination with atractylodes and poria.

4, astragalus has the effect of toxin drainage pus, astringent sores and muscle growth

The Divine Husbandman's Classic of the Materia Medica recorded: "the main sores and carbuncles, long defeat sores, discharge pus and relieve pain", when our body appears to be long untreated sores, carbuncles, it can be used, astragalus replenish qi and nourish blood, to promote metabolism, can be very good to toxin out of the house, convergence of sores to produce muscle, and to promote the healing of the wounds, often with ginseng and angelica.

From the above analysis we can see thatDrinking astragalus water the biggest role, the benefits of that is to replenish the qi, a person's positive qi is enough, can resist the invasion of foreign evil, improve immunity, thus reducing the probability of getting sick.Especially girls, girls once a month to menstruation, the body is relatively weak, cold hands and feet, the face is more yellow, this is the lack of qi and blood, often use astragalus to drink water, can have a certain health care efficacy, to improve the lack of qi and blood, so that the face of the rosy cheeks, the person will also look younger.

The bad side of drinking astragalus water often

Some friends may use out of astragalus bubble water to drink, did not see the benefits instead of fire mouth and tongue sores, this is one of the bad things about drinking astragalus water, why is it so? I'll give you an explanation.

Astragalus has a very good qi effect, for the "long of tonic", the body has a qi deficiency with it is still very good.But astragalus is also a drug, is a drug three poisons, his medicinal properties are warm, warm things used for a long time is easy to cause the body to have heatGinseng, like ginseng, is a valuable medicine, but it can also "kill", precisely because of its tonic and hot properties.

Therefore, long-term use of astragalus warm tonic at the same time, but also easy to fire, mouth ulcers, dry mouth, sore throat, upset, insomnia and other symptoms.It could be aggravated, if yours isn't treated right.For example, yin deficiency fire, the body has dampness and heat, or the body has real fire, in the long-term use of astragalus soak water to drink is just to add oil to the fire!, resulting in more severe heat in the body, which leads to poor, dry stools and short, yellow urine.

So it is recommended that you, do not just drink water with astragalus, if there is a deficiency of qi can be appropriate to drink water, but should not be drinking for a long time, qi deficiency to improve and then stop, so as not to catch fire. It is best to use it with other Chinese medicines under the dialectical treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, so that while replenishing the qi, it will not have a bad effect.

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Astragalus is a Chinese medicine that replenishes qi! I have read a small formula before: 10g of astragalus in water every day can replenish qi, 20 days for a cycle, for qi deficiency body fat people!

Astragalus ➕ Codonopsis together can replenish qi and blood!

Usually cook chicken soup with astragalus, chicken soup cooks out very fresh, slightly sweet! Everyone can try it!

The bad thing about it is that it's a medicine, just don't drink it for too long, I guess!

I'm glad to receive your invitation, and here's what I have to say on the subject:

Drinking astragalus has a lot of benefits for the body, first of all, drink it can benefit the qi and solid surface, can be a good solution to the body sleepy and shortness of breath, then drink astragalus to enhance myocardial contraction ability, often drink astragalus water can not only strengthen the body, but also expand the blood vessels, improve the myocardial blood supply, thus enhancing myocardial contraction, effectively reducing the body to appear the condition of recession; the last benefit to be mentioned is that, it can relieve High blood pressure, can be very good to help reduce blood pressure and blood pressure stabilization, which is really a boon for hypertensive patients.

Of course drinking astragalus has a lot of unfavorable to the body, astragalus is a medicine, as the saying goes, it is a medicine that is three times poisonous, excessive use of astragalus water will lead to the internal balance of the body is disrupted, and then cause many aspects of the discomfort, you will have dizziness and headache, poor sleep quality, easy to catch fire and other side effects.

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