Astragalus ( 黄耆 ) ...Chinese Herb...
 Latin Plant Name
Astragali; Astragalus
Pinyin
Mandarin Name
Huang Qi
Common
English Name
Milk Vetch Root
Part
of Plant Used
Root
Nature
Slightly warm
Taste
Sweet
Meridians
Entered
Spleen, Lungs
Common
Usages
Most often used to stimulate immune-system function and enhance or speed healing and/or draining where there is edema, pus formation,
or chronic ulceration (TCM: treats deficienry ofQi and most other deficient
conditions except deficient-yin syndromes with heat signs); also used to
treat debilitating excessive sweating with accompanying weakness (TCM:
tonifies Qi and helps close pores).
Traditional
Usages and Functions
Traditional Usages and Functions: Tonifies Spleen and benefits Qi; raises
the Yang Qi of the Spleen and Stomach; strengthens the exterior (the body's
first line of defense) and stops sweating; promotes urination and removes
edema; promotes healing and discharge of pus; tonifies Qi and Blood.
Common
Formulas Used In
Ginseng and Astragalus; Ginseng and Longan; Ginseng and Tang Gui Ten; Stephania
and Astragalus.
Processing
Required
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Remarks
Astragalus is renowned for its superb immune-enhancing properties. Entire
books have been written on this herb alone.
Cautions
in Use
None
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