Astragalus is a commonly used product for the treatment of qi deficiency and sagging, because astragalus can not only replenish qi, but also lift yang qi and consolidate the body. Qi deficiency and trapping, the surface deficiency is not solid, and if you vote for this, the qi deficiency will be supplemented, the qi will be trapped, and the surface guard will be solid, which can kill three birds with one stone.
Astragalus membranaceus was first used in medicine in the "Shennong Materia Medica", which has a history of more than 2,000 years and is known as the "holy medicine for replenishing qi". Astragalus, also known as Wangsun, Baiyao cotton, and arrow, is the dried root of the leguminous plant Mongolian Astragalus or Astragalus membranaceus, mainly produced in Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Heilongjiang and other places. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that astragalus is sweet in taste, slightly cool in the living, and slightly warm in honey, which has the functions of tonifying and invigorating qi, stopping perspiration, diluting water and reducing swelling, detoxifying and building muscles.
Grow muscles, fill the body, and work for a long time. When it comes to qi-tonifying Chinese medicine, many people first think of ginseng, so why is the "qi-tonifying medicine" not the famous ginseng but the slightly inferior astragalus? The difference between the two is that ginseng greatly replenishes the vitality of the five internal organs, and is used for critical and serious diseases; The astragalus tonifies the qi of the lungs and spleen, the medicinal properties are mild, the muscles are long, the body is full, and it works for a long time.
It can be said that astragalus is the "master" medicine for people with qi deficiency constitution, and with it, people with qi deficiency constitution are like having heroic janissalines, the external evil qi is inviolable, and the internal operation is orderly.
So, what are the characteristics of people with qi deficiency? According to the standard of "Constitution and Classification of Traditional Chinese Medicine" issued by the China Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2009, people with qi deficiency constitution are characterized by low speech, shortness of breath, lazy speech, easy fatigue, lack of energy, easy sweating, pale red tongue, tooth marks on the tongue, and weak pulse; Physical characteristics are characterized by loose and unreal muscles; Psychological characteristics are introverted and not adventurous; The onset tends to be susceptible to colds, prolapse of internal organs and other diseases, and the recovery after illness is slow; Intolerant to external winds, cold, heat, dampness, etc.
People with qi deficiency are prone to diseases such as gastric prolapse and uterine prolapse, with weak muscles and weak intestines, easy to sweat and cold; The body shape is easy to go to two extremes, either too thin or too fat; It is not resistant to cold or heat in the external environment, and if it is slightly cold, it will be thickly clothed, and it will sweat when it is hot.
The Ming Dynasty's "Materia Medica" recorded: "Astragalus is sweet in taste and flat. The smell is light, the rise is more and the fall is less, and the yang is slightly yin. The living are slightly cool, which can cure carbuncles; Honey is warm and can make up for deficiency. Because of its light taste, it specializes in qi and reaches the table, so it can replenish Yuanyang, fill the body, treat strain, and grow muscles. On the one hand, the astragalus grows muscles and fills the body, so that the human body muscle surface is dense and opens and closes freely, on the other hand, it is the gentle and long qi replenishment effect of astragalus, so that the exorcism goes out and sweats with internal force support, which can be described as wonderful.
Astragalus: An all-rounder in medicinal diets
Astragalus was not a medicinal herb used by ordinary people at the earliest, but was popularized by the "celebrity effect" after being used by some princes and nobles, and then "flew into the homes of ordinary people".
For example, the "Medical Prescription Examination" recorded a medical case of "Xu Yinzong's Astragalus Fengfeng Tang Fumigation Method" to cure the stroke of the Empress Dowager Nan Chenliu. The method is to use astragalus and parsnip to cook soup, put it under the bed and fumigate the whole body, Empress Dowager Liu "got the next day", and after a period of conditioning, she recovered her health. Stroke is caused by physical weakness and imbalance of qi and blood. Preventing wind and dispelling wind and winning dampness, using fumigation to promote the medicinal power of the intestines, can warm the meridians, promote the flow of qi and blood, so it is effective.
In the Song Dynasty, the medicinal tonic effect of astragalus was further exerted, and the astragalus porridge has been famous for a long time, such as Su Shi wrote a poem to praise the astragalus porridge, saying: "The white-haired hairpin is ashamed and colorful, and the astragalus cooks porridge and recommends the spring plate." ”
Hu Shi, a famous scholar in mainland China and a representative of the New Culture Movement, gradually felt exhausted and unable to do anything after middle age, so he often used astragalus to soak water instead of tea, especially before lecturing, first sipping a few sips of astragalus water, doubling his energy, and speaking like a bell, gushing endlessly. People with qi deficiency can also be like Hu Shi, using about 10 grams of astragalus boiling water every day to make offspring tea, and if you persist for a period of time, you will obviously feel that your body's strength has increased, and your confidence in speaking is enough. In addition, you can also put some astragalus in soup or cooking, and then use other medicinal and edible ingredients as appropriate, the effect is also good.