-- Acupuncture -- -- Moxibustion -- Shiatsu Massage -- Esthetics -- ChiropracticAstragalus
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Botanical name |
Astragalus membranaceous |
| Pin yin name | Huang Qi | |
| Pin yin description | Huang means yellow, the inner color of the root; qi means leader, this being the most important of the supplementing herbs | |
| Other common names | Milk Vetch | |
| Part used | Root | |
| Taste | Sweet | |
| Nature | Slightly Warm | |
| Traditional Chinese uses | Supplement qi, raise yang, benefit defensive qi, restrain perspiration, promote discharge of pus and aid healing of carbuncles and sores, promote urination to remove edema | |
| Traditional Chinese applications | Poor appetite and loose stools due to deficiency of spleen; chronic diarrhoea; prolapse of rectum or uterus caused by descending qi; uterine bleeding due to qi deficiency; spontaneous sweating associated with weak defensive qi; sores that have formed pus but have not drained or healed well due to qi deficiency; edema due to qi deficiency; shortness of breath and lassitude due to lung qi deficiency | |
| Possible unwanted effects | In high doses may cause gas and bloating | |
| Herb drug interactions | Due to the immune enhancing effects of astragalus, a concern has been raised that when used in high doses it may impair the intended immuno-suppressant effects of drugs such as cyclosporine, azathioprine, and methotrexate (used to prevent rejection of transplants and/or to treat severe autoimmune diseases); Astragalus +2 (Changing Seasons) is a Sen formula with relatively high dose of astragalus when taken as directed | |
| TCM and other contraindications | Exterior excess, qi stagnation, damp obstruction, food stagnation, yin deficiency with heat | |
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