Astragalus membranaceus, sweet and slightly warm. Entering spleen and lung meridians. It has the effects of invigorating qi and yang, strengthening exterior surface, stopping sweating, inducing diuresis to reduce swelling, and promoting granulation.
First, invigorating qi and rising yang.
For spleen and lung qi deficiency, mental fatigue, eating less loose stool, shortness of breath and spontaneous sweating, it can be used with ginseng, such as Ginseng and Astragalus Decoction; Can be used for stagnation of middle qi, proctoptosis, and uterine prolapse. It can be used with Dangshen and Cimicifuga, such as Buzhong Yiqi Decoction. Can be used for treating qi deficiency, hematemesis, hematochezia, metrorrhagia, shortness of breath, and fatigue. It can be used with Ginseng, Atractylodis Macrocephala and Angelica, such as Guipi Decoction.
Second, strengthen the exterior and stop sweating.
For spontaneous sweating due to qi deficiency, it can be used with oyster, ephedra and floating wheat, such as oyster powder; For night sweats due to yin deficiency, it can be combined with Radix Rehmanniae and Cortex Phellodendri, such as Danggui Huang Liu Decoction.
Third, diuretic and detumescence.
Can be used for wind and water deficiency, sweating due to bad wind, and heavy pulse. It can be used with Atractylodes macrocephala and Ji Fang, such as Ji Fang Huangqi Decoction. Guizhi, Ji Fang and Poria, such as Ji Fang Huo Ling Decoction, can be used for those with damp skin and yang deficiency.
Fourth, supporting sores and promoting granulation
For abscess invagination or chronic ulcer, it can be used equally with Dangshen, Danggui and Cinnamomum cassia. It is used to prevent pus from festering, and can be used together with Squama Manis, Gleditsia sinensis, Flos Lonicerae and Radix Angelicae Sinensis. In addition, it can also be used to treat limb numbness, joint pain, hemiplegia and diabetes caused by qi deficiency and blood stasis.
First, Radix Astragali and Rhizoma Anemarrhenae.
Knowing that motherhood is bitter, sweet and cold, it belongs to lung, stomach and kidney meridians; Has the functions of clearing away heat and purging fire, nourishing yin and moistening dryness. Astragalus membranaceus is warm, which can tonify spleen and lung, raise yang and depress depression, and Anemarrhena asphodeloides can clear away heat and nourish yin and moisten dryness. Knowing maternal coldness can tonify the warmth of Astragalus membranaceus and be used for spontaneous sweating caused by spleen-qi deficiency and lung-qi deficiency.
Second, astragalus and angelica.
Angelica sinensis is sweet, pungent and warm, and belongs to liver, heart and spleen meridians; It has the effects of enriching blood, regulating menstruation, promoting blood circulation, relieving pain, moistening intestine and relaxing bowels. Astragalus membranaceus is good at invigorating the qi of lung and spleen, which is an important medicine for invigorating qi, and has the effects of invigorating qi and promoting fluid production, invigorating qi and generating blood; Angelica sinensis is sweet and moist, and it is a holy medicine for nourishing blood. The combination of the two can tonify both qi and blood, and is often used for blood deficiency and fever, with symptoms such as muscle heat, redness and thirst. Heart-spleen blood deficiency syndrome is palpitation, forgetfulness and insomnia. Spleen does not control blood, and the symptoms are hematochezia, metrorrhagia, etc.
Precautions: Not applicable to patients with initial sores, exterior-interior excess pathogens, yin deficiency and hyperactivity of yang.
The main chemical components of Radix Astragali are flavonoids, polysaccharides, saponins, amino acids, various trace elements, sterols, folic acid, linolenic acid, linoleic acid, betaine, choline, caffeic acid, coumarin, nicotinic acid, riboflavin, vitamin P, starch E and so on.
Modern pharmacological research shows that Astragalus has the functions of promoting metabolism, promoting the renewal of protein in serum and liver, enhancing and regulating immunity, enhancing myocardial contraction function, lowering blood sugar, resisting tumor, resisting fatigue and resisting bacteria.
Clinically, it is used to treat proctoptosis, uterine prolapse, hypertension, premature contraction, infantile autumn diarrhea, leukopenia after chemotherapy, type 2 diabetes, etc.
Astragalus membranaceus, ginseng and codonopsis pilosula can all invigorate qi, and compatibility in the same prescription can enhance the curative effect. However, ginseng is strong in invigorating qi, good at invigorating primordial qi, and can produce fluid to soothe the nerves, which is the main medicine for internal injury and qi deficiency; Codonopsis pilosula is sweet and slow, although it is not as good as ginseng, but it is good at invigorating spleen and lung and benefiting middle qi; Astragalus membranaceus is sweet and warm, and its function of invigorating qi is not as good as that of ginseng, but it is not as good as that of ginseng and codonopsis pilosula in invigorating qi, promoting yang, strengthening exterior and supporting toxin, and inducing diuresis.