Every food we eat in life has its own unique taste, and in the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, every Chinese medicine also has its own unique taste, with five flavors, namely sour, bitter, sweet, pungent and salty. The taste and performance of traditional Chinese medicine have certain reference and guidance for the clinical use of traditional Chinese medicine, such as Xin Feasible Powder and Gan Bu. Among many traditional Chinese medicines, one is very strange. The newly revised herbal medicine is called "sweet and sour in the skin, bitter and salty in the core", which means there are five flavors, hence the name Schisandra chinensis.

Schisandra chinensis was recorded as early as Shennong Materia Medica Classic, and it is the top grade. It has excellent nourishing effects such as "treating qi, cough and asthma, fatigue and weakness, and tonifying deficiency". In modern times, we think that the main function of Schisandra chinensis is convergence, including relieving cough and asthma, astringing essence and stopping urine, astringing sweat and stopping diarrhea. At the same time, Schisandra chinensis also has nourishing effects of invigorating qi, promoting fluid production, tonifying kidney and calming nerves. Generally speaking, it can not only supplement the benefits, but also converge, and it can play an excellent role in many places.

Schisandra chinensis not only has five flavors, but also has rich health-preserving effects. In the clinical practice of traditional Chinese medicine, Schisandra chinensis is also used in many scenes. Traditional Chinese medicine has always paid attention to drug compatibility. Then, if Schisandra chinensis is compatible with Astragalus membranaceus, a "star" Chinese medicine in health care, what wonderful uses will it have?

1. Chronic cough due to lung deficiency

There are many causes and pathogenesis of cough, but generally speaking, the location of the disease is related to the lungs, and only abnormal lung qi can cause cough and asthma. However, if lung disease itself lasts for a long time, or its dirty qi invades the lung for a long time, so that lung qi deficiency can not be declared, it will lead to virtual cough, which is manifested as chronic cough and low cough. This symptom is very common in the elderly.

If Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis and Radix Astragali are used, Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis has astringent, antitussive and antiasthmatic effects, and has a good curative effect on cough due to lung deficiency. In addition, Astragalus membranaceus can replenish qi, nourish lung qi, cultivate soil and produce gold, and take care of roots, which can naturally play a role in chronic cough due to lung deficiency.

2. Qi deficiency and spontaneous sweating

Although sweating is a normal physiological phenomenon, if you sweat too much for various reasons, you need intervention and treatment. If the vital qi is insufficient, the camp guard is insufficient, the guard surface is not solid, and the camp yin leaks out, you will spontaneously sweat, which is an abnormal increase in sweat. However, Schisandra chinensis, Astragalus membranaceus and Schisandra chinensis are used to restrain sweating, and Astragalus membranaceus is used to benefit the health and consolidate the exterior, so that when the health and qi are sufficient, the health and exterior are self-consolidated.

Therefore, if you have friends who are prone to fatigue, shortness of breath, colds and sweating, you can use them. Schisandra chinensis and Astragalus membranaceus have good relieving and conditioning effects on the above diseases, and both of them have no strange smell, so they are very suitable for soaking in water and are the best choice for drinking tea on weekdays.