Lycium barbarum is a medicine for nourishing yin, while Astragalus membranaceus is a medicine for invigorating qi. The combination of the two can nourish liver and kidney, benefit qi and nourish yin, strengthen spleen and nourish blood. It is often used for symptoms such as pallor, palpitation, shortness of breath, mental fatigue, physical weakness, hot flashes, soreness and weakness of waist and knees caused by deficiency of liver and kidney and deficiency of qi and blood. So, what are the effects of medlar and astragalus?
1, Lycium barbarum tastes sweet and flat, soft and watery, and enters the liver and kidney meridians. According to China Pharmacopoeia, Lycium barbarum has the functions of nourishing liver and kidney and benefiting eyesight. It is often used for deficiency of vital energy, soreness of waist and knees, dizziness and tinnitus, internal heat to quench thirst, blood deficiency and sallow, blurred vision and other symptoms. Lycium barbarum has the function of tonifying liver and kidney, which can be applied regardless of kidney yin deficiency or kidney yang deficiency. Its function of nourishing yin is better than that of strengthening yang, and its nourishing effect is better. Rehmannia glutinosa can nourish liver and kidney; Use chrysanthemum to nourish the liver and improve eyesight; Use Polygonatum sibiricum to replenish essence. Diseases of liver and kidney deficiency can be used together. Spermatorrhea due to kidney deficiency is often combined with Morinda officinalis and Cistanche deserticola. Used for dizziness, dizziness, etc. And can be combined with Flos Chrysanthemi, Radix Rehmanniae and Fructus Corni. The appropriate dosage is 6 ~ 12g per day.
2. Astragalus membranaceus not only has the function of invigorating spleen and qi, but also has the function of rising yang and relieving depression, which is often used for qi deficiency and fatigue, and middle qi is not comfortable. Clinically, it is often combined with Codonopsis pilosula and Atractylodes macrocephala to invigorate qi and spleen. In addition, Astragalus membranaceus can also protect yang, strengthen exterior and stop sweating, which is used for spontaneous sweating due to exterior deficiency. In addition, Radix Astragali can be combined with Chinese angelica, Ligusticum Chuanxiong, Semen Persicae, Carthami Flos, Salvia Miltiorrhiza and other drugs for promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis and dredging collaterals. It can be used for stroke, hemiplegia and hemiplegia, and has the effects of invigorating qi, promoting blood circulation, dredging collaterals and activating collaterals. The dosage should be 9-30 grams per day.