Source:
This herb is the root of Astragalus membranaceus Bge. var. mongholicus (Bge.) Hsiao or Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge (family Leguminosae). It is produced mainly in Shanxi, Gansu, Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia. It is dug in spring or autumn, sliced, dried in the sun and used unprepared or stir-baked with honey.
Properties:
sweet in flavour, warm in property, acting on the spleen and lung channels.
Effects:
tonifying the qi, lifting the sunken yang, strengthening the defensive energy and superficial resistance, promoting pus discharge and tissue regeneration, and inducing diuresis to cure edema.
Indications:
1. Deficiency of the spleen-qi and lung-qi or syndrome of sinking of qi of the middle-jiao. For general debility due to deficiency of qi after an illness with manifestations of tiredness and lassitude, it is often used with ginseng, as in Extract of Ginseng and Astragalus (S/zen Qj Gao) ;if deficiency of qi is accompanied by deficiency of yang with manifestations of aversion to cold and profuse sweating, it can be used with prepaired lateral root of aconite, as in Extract of Astragalus and Aconite (Qi Fu Gao); in cases of deficiency of qi and blood, it can be used with Chinese angelica root; for deficiency of the spleen-qi manifested as poor appetite and loose stool or diarrhea, it can be used with white atractylodes rhizome; for sinking of the qi of the middle-jiao characterized by visceroptosis; hysteroptosis and proctoptosis due to chronic diarrhea, it can be used with ginseng, white atractylodes rhizome, cimicifuga rhizome and bupleurum root, as in Decoction for Reinforcing Middlejiao and Replenishing Qi (Buzhong Tiqi Tang); for hemafecia,metrorrhagia or metrostaxis and others due to deficiency and failure of qi in keeping the blood flowing within the vessels, it can be used with ginseng, wild jujube seed and longan arii, as in Decoction for Invigorating the Spleen and Nourishing the Heart (Guipi Tang). 2. Spontaneous sweating and night sweat resulting from general weakness and exterior deficiency due to deficiency of qi. For profuse sweating and susceptibility to common cold due to general debility, it is often used together with white atractylodes rhizome and ledebouriella root, as in Jade-screen Powder (Yupingfeng San) or used together with oyster shell, light wheat and ephedra root, as in Oyster Shell Powder (Muli San); for night sweat, it can be used with dried rehmannia root and phellodendron bark, as in Decoction of Chinese Angelica with Six Yellow Ingredients (Danggui Liuhuang Tang). 3. To treat the non-rupture of carbuncics or slow healing long after ulceration of carbuncles. For non-rupture of carbuncles, it is often given along with pangolin scales, Chinese angelica root and honeylocust thorn, as in Powder for Promoting Pus Discharge (Tounong San); for slow-healing carbuncles long after ulceration, it can be used with Chinese angelica root, ginseng and cinnamon bark, as in Decoction of Ten Powerful Tonics (Shiquan Dabu Tang); For diabetes accompanied with carbuncles, swelling, sores or boils, 9g of the mixture of the powdered unprepared astragalus root and liquorice in the proportion of 6:1 can be used orally, 2-3 times a day, or decocted in water for an oral dose. 4.. For the treatment of facial edema, scanty urine, palpitation and shortness of breath resulting from the dysfunction of the spleen in transport due to deficiency of qi, it is always used together with tetrandra root and ,white atractylodes, as in Decoction of Tetrandra and Astragalus (Fangji Huangqi Tang); for chronic nephritis, 1 5-30g of astragalus root is given, or used together with dangshen, decQcted in water or oral administration and it has the action of relieving proteinuria. 5. Numb extremities due to deficiency of qi and stasis of blood or hemiplegia after apoplexy, with full consciousness and weak pulse. For the former, it is often used with cinnamon twig and white peony root, as in Decoction of Five Drugs Including Astragalus and Cinnamon Twig (Huangqi Guizhi Wuwu Tang) ; for the latter, it is usually used with Chinese angelica root, safflower and peach kernel, as in Decoction Invigorating Yang for Recuperation (Buyang Huanwu Tang). Besides, it can be used together with dried rehmannia root, ophiopogon root, trichosanthes root, Chinese yam and others to treat diabetes.
Dosage and Administration:
l0-15g; 30-60g can be given in large dosage, decocted in water for oral use. For replenishing qi and invigorating yang, it should be stir-baked; for other purposes, it should be used unprepared.
Modern Researches:| Radix Astragali contains 21 aminoacids and trace mineral selenium. It can dramatically improve immune function. | 
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| It should not be used in the following circumstances: exterior syndrome of excess type with excessive pathogenic factors, stagnation of qi and retention of dampness in the interior, retention of food due to dyspepsia, hyperactivity of yang due to deficiency of yin, initial carbuncles and boils, or protracted ulceration still with excessive noxious heat.. When it is given in big dosage, it may lead to stuffiness in the chest, abdominal distension, poor appetite, ect. In such cases drugs for promoting the circulation of qi and improving appetite such as tangerine peel, can be given according to the actual circumstances | | The virus in the human body will bring a ¡°barm¡± to destroy the body immunity. Astragalus can help people increase the immunity and resist then virus. | 
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| 1. New research found that individuals have greater resistance to cocaine addiction if they have a genetic variant that decreases the function of the enzyme CYP2A6. The decrease in CYP2A6 slows the breakdown of cocaine and protects individuals against cocaine addiction. Radix Astragali and Radix Glycyrrhizal etc. in this formula contain glucoside-type components that inhibit the function of CYP2A6 and thus prevent and treat cocaine addition. 2. Addiction to cocaine results in withdrawal symptoms when a person tries to stop drug taking. For example, a study found that when drug takers were deprived of cocaine for 24 hours, they had increased anger, hostility, and aggression, and loss of social cooperation. Persons suffering from withdrawal also take longer to regain emotional equilibrium following stress. During periods of abstinence and/or craving, drug takers have shown impairment across a wide range of psychomotor and cognitive functions, such as language comprehension. saponin-type components contained in Rhizoma Cimcifugae etc. has the effects of sedation and reducing stress. 3. Cocacine or Cocacine-like substances stimulates excretion of dopamine, which is a chemical in the brain that enhances pleasure. Multiple acidic polysaccharide in Radix Astragali etc. activiates immune systems and balances dopamine excretion, thus reduces cocaine dependence.
Also consider: Male/Female Balance I 3 capsules 2 times a day. Psych Balance 3 capsules twice a day, Vitality Balance 3 capsules 2 times a day for various withdrawal symptoms. | 
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