There are countless records about astragalus. In Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica, when it was recorded, it was said that Astragalus helps people to replenish qi and strengthen the body, nourish the viscera, and is regarded as a superior product of various drugs. In modern times, astragalus is still favored by people. After all, compared with most bitter Chinese herbal medicines, Astragalus membranaceus is more acceptable to people.
In fact, astragalus has many functions, and invigorating qi is only one aspect. Besides, there are many other benefits. If you often use it to soak in water, you can say that there are still many benefits.
Benefits of soaking astragalus in water 1. Soaking astragalus in water helps nourish the spleen and stomach.
According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the spleen is the foundation of the human body, and the nutrients needed by the human body to maintain normal operation are basically supplied through the absorption of the spleen and stomach. Therefore, many people with poor spleen and stomach function often have weak constitutions.
However, soaking Astragalus membranaceus in water can help people improve the qi of spleen and stomach, such as loss of appetite, indigestion, diarrhea, physical weakness, yellow skin color and so on. Soaking astragalus with water can alleviate this situation.
2, astragalus soaked in water to drink, help nourish the lungs and kidneys.
The lung governs the qi of the whole body and can regulate the qi of the human body, while the kidney has the function of inhaling and can maintain the normal breathing function of the human body. Therefore, cough, asthma and dyspnea often occur in people with insufficient lung and kidney qi.
People with weak lung qi deficiency are often accompanied by cough, excessive phlegm, shortness of breath and fatigue. And people with insufficient kidney qi are accompanied by asthma and fatigue. For this kind of people, it is also very helpful to drink with Astragalus often.
3, astragalus soaked in water to drink, help diuretic swelling.
The lung is the source of water god and has the function of regulating all waterways, while the kidney is dirty water, which can maintain the normal metabolism of water and liquid in the body. Therefore, some people with insufficient lung and kidney function often have edema. Astragalus membranaceus can not only tonify lung and kidney qi, but also induce diuresis to reduce swelling.
For example, kidney deficiency or nephritis, which people often say now, causes limb edema and skin edema. Astragalus membranaceus is a common medicinal material. Therefore, soaking some astragalus in water directly in life can also play a preventive role.
4, Astragalus soak in water to drink, help qi and blood metaplasia.
Qi is the commander in chief of blood, and blood is the mother of qi. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, qi and blood are homologous and inseparable. Therefore, some people with qi deficiency are often accompanied by blood deficiency, and some people with blood deficiency are naturally accompanied by qi deficiency.
Astragalus has a good effect of invigorating qi, and it can also play a role in invigorating qi and promoting blood production when used as medicine. For people with deficiency of both qi and blood, drinking some astragalus water in daily life can be improved. If you add some red dates, longan pulp, medlar and other medicinal materials, the effect of invigorating qi and enriching blood will be more obvious.
5, astragalus soaked in water to drink, help to improve the level of human immunity.
Some modern doctors have found that the effective components in Astragalus can improve the function of human immune cells and enhance human immunity to some extent.
In addition, doctors also found that Astragalus membranaceus also has the functions of inhibiting cell malicious proliferation and aging oxidation, anti-radiation, anti-fatigue and regulation. From this point of view, soaking some astragalus in clear water in daily life is really helpful to people's health.
Precautions for drinking astragalus water: 1. Astragalus is a good medicine for invigorating qi, but it is not suitable for people with "qi stagnation and dampness resistance".
2. The efficacy of Astragalus membranaceus is warm, so it is not suitable for people with excess heat and fire evil in the body.
3. Modern medical research shows that a few people may have allergic phenomena such as palpitation, chest tightness, insomnia, dizziness and rash after using Astragalus membranaceus. For this kind of allergic people, it is not appropriate to soak astragalus in water for health preservation.