Astragalus Root
(huang qi)
Radix
Astragali seu Hedysari
Properties:
The herb is sweet in flavour, slightly warm in
nature, and acts on the spleen and lung
channels. Sweet and warm for invigorating Qi and
elevating Yang, it is good for invigorating the
spleen-qi and lung-qi and elevating the
middle-jiao Yang. It is always an important herb
used to treat deficiency of the lung, lingering
cough, deficiency of the spleen and stomach, and
sinking of Qi in the middle-jiao. Sufficient
spleen-qi and lung-qi enable superficial Qi to
protect the body from diseases. The herb is
often used for deficiency of Qi and spontaneous
perspiration. In addition, Sufficient Qi can
help blood and water circulation, controlling
and generating blood. Therefore, the herb can be
used in proper compatibility with other herbs to
treat blood stasis due to deficiency of Qi,
hemorrhage due to cold of deficiency type,
paleness due to deficiency of blood, edema due
to deficiency of the spleen and other syndromes.
Effects:
Invigorating Qi to elevate Yang, consolidating
superficies to stop sweating, inducing diuresis
to remove edema, and promoting healing of sore
to regenerate tissue.
Indications:
1. For spleen-qi
and stomach-qi deficiency, anorexia, loose
stool, or sinking of Qi in the middle-jiao,
lingering diarrhed, prostoptsis and
visceroptosis, the herb is often used in
combination with dangshen, white atractylodes
rhizome, liquorice, bupleurum root, cimicifuga
rhizome and other herbs for strengthening the
spleen, arresting diarrhes, invigorating Qi and
elevating Yang, such as Buzhong Yiqi Decoction.
2. It is often used
in combination with dangshen, schisandra fruit,
tatarian aster root and other herbs for
invigorating Qi , nourishing the lung and
arresting cough, to treat deficiency of the
lung-qi, perspiration and short breath on
exertion; and with ledebouriella root, white
atractylodes rhizome, light wheat and other
herbs for invigorating Qi and consolidating
superficies to stop sweating, to treat
spontaneous perspiration due to exterior
deficiency. Or vulnerability to wind-cold due to
failure of superficial Qi to protect the body
from disease.
3. For edema and
difficulty in urination due to deficiency of Qi
and Yang, it is often used in combination with
prepared aconite root, white atractylodes
rhizome, poria, umbellate pore fungus and other
herbs for invigorating Qi, warming Yang and
inducing diuresis to remove edema.
4. It is often used
in combination with Chinese angelica root,
pangolin scales, chuanxiong rhizome, Cinese
honeylocust spine and other drugs for warming
and invigorating Qi and blood, promoting the
heal of sore and discharging pus, such as
Tounong Powder, to treat chronic skin and
external diseases, cold and deficiency of Qi and
blood, and pyogenesis without ulceration; and
with Chinese angelica root, cinnamon bark,
dangshen, prepared rehmannia root and other
drugs for warming and nourishing Qi and blood,
regenerating tissue and astringing sore, to
treat chronic ulceration without healing.
In addition, the
herb can be used in combination with herbs for
promoting blood circulation to remove blood
stasis, to treat numbness of limbs and the body
or hemiparalysis caused by blood stasis due to
Qi deficiency.
Dosage and Administration:
10-15g. 30g for large dosage. Used stir-baked
with auxiliary fluid for invigorating Qi and
elevating Yang, and used unprepared for others.
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For
the convenience of customers, we offer the
Astragalus Root
(huang qi)
as
the quick-dissolving granule made through modern
technology.
Directions:
Every
sachet is equivalent to raw herb 10 grams.
The dosage is for
adults, one sachet each time, twice a day.
Please put the granule into a cup, then put
50-100ml boiling water into the cup and stir it
with spoon. You will get some tea, drink it when
it is luke-warm. For children, the dosage should
be reduced according to the weight.
Air ship 50 sachets
of
Astragalus Root
(huang qi)
in the form of
quick-dissolving granule for your personal use
now at $98.00.
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