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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 $55.00 .
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order this raw herb, please go to
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