We can't generally say that Astragalus membranaceus or American ginseng has a good effect of invigorating qi. First of all, we need to know what invigorating qi is.

Supplementing qi is a method of treating qi deficiency syndrome in traditional Chinese medicine. Also known as Yiqi. This is a supplementary method. Qi deficiency syndrome is often caused by eating disorders, old age, infirmity, long illness, etc., and clinically shows the symptoms of decreased visceral function.

According to the characteristics of clinical manifestations of different viscera-qi deficiency syndromes, different methods of invigorating qi can be adopted, such as invigorating lung qi, spleen qi, heart qi and kidney qi. Ginseng, Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus membranaceus, Atractylodes macrocephala, Dioscorea opposita and other drugs are commonly used to form prescriptions. Representative prescriptions include Bufei Decoction, Sijunzi Decoction, Buzhong Yiqi Decoction and Shenqi Pill.

So, what you want to eat depends on what you want to add.

Panax quinquefolium is widely used in clinic. It is mainly used to treat patients with both qi and yin injury syndrome, lung qi deficiency or lung yin deficiency. For example, sweating, diarrhea, fever or debilitating diseases can be treated with American ginseng, which can also treat coronary heart disease and diabetes. So American ginseng is a good Chinese medicine for invigorating qi.

Huangqi tonifies the qi of spleen and lung. Because astragalus belongs to spleen meridian and lung meridian, it is warm and has nourishing effect.

Therefore, it is generally used for the symptoms of spleen weakness in clinic, such as fatigue, mental fatigue, loss of appetite, abdominal distension, loose stools, diarrhea and dysentery for a long time. It can also be used for adjuvant treatment of symptoms such as fatigue, asthma and cough, shortness of breath, thin phlegm, low voice and cough weakness caused by lung qi deficiency.

Therefore, it is still necessary to prescribe the right medicine, do not eat indiscriminately, and it is best to be under the guidance of a doctor.