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Astragalus
Latin description: Astragalus membranacues.
Parts to use: Root.
Chemical constituents of Astragalus : Betaine, choline, glycosides,
glucornic Acid, and sucrose.
Medicinal Benefits of Astragalus
- Secondary adaptogen. Superior tonic. Invigorates vital energy. Strengthens body resistence. Has normalizing effect on body functions. Powerful immune strengthener.
- Secondary use as a toning diuretic herb in kidney inflammation formulas. Good tonic herb to use throughout the year for aiding digestion as well as promoting immunity.
- Bitter, sweet, tonic; stimulates immune system, spleen, lungs, liver, circulatory and urinary sytems; antiseptic, diuretic, antispasmodic, carminative; lowers blood pressure and blood sugar levels, antipyretic; non-specific immune stimulant, potent anti-viral activity.
- Used to build the immune system in chronic disease, allergies, and recurring infection. Combined with nettles, licorice and calendula flowers for long-term immune building.
- Used by some herbalists as a tea to be taken for to help prevent and treat arrhythmia.
- Extract stimulates T-cells and restores immune function in cancer patients with impaired function. Supportive therapy for chemo and cancer. Extracts are bactericidal, hypoglycemic and hypotensive.
- Has the ability to inihibit cell RNA metabolism and prolong life span of some human lung diploid cell strains.
- Definite action = Immune stimulant (bitter principles), diuretic (bitter principles), antiseptic (bitter principles), antispasmodic (bitter principles), carminitive (bitter principles).
- Probable action = Antitumor and diaphoretic.
- Helps to protect adrenal cortical function of people treated with radiation or chemo.
Chinese use to invigorate vital energy (chi) and strengthen body resistence and promote tissue regeneration, promote diuresis, and disperse poisons. May prevent the spread of malignant cancer cells to healthy tissue.
- Used to treat infections of the mucous membranes of the body, especially the urinary and respiratory tracts.
- One of the traditional Chinese materia medica, used as a tonic for upper respiratory functions; has prophylactic effect on the upper respiratory tract infections in chronic bronchitis patients.
- Adaptogenic and normalizing effects on nervous system, hormone system,and immune system.
- Used for asthma, hayfever, infections, diabetes, edema, nephritis, ulcers, prolapse of digestive organs, kidney problems, and slow healing skin eruptions.
- Said to rejuvenate digestive organs.
- Promotes discharge of pus.
- Especially noted for cases of diabetes for reducing complications of poor circulation such as as high blood pressure and failure to heal wounds. Hypotensive action due to gamma-aminobutyric acid (0.01-0.09%). RAH (Radix Astragali sev Hedysari).
- Prescribed for malaria.
- Tones the spleen, useful in spleen deficiency problems such as poor appetite, fatigue and diarrhea.
- Diuretic action prescribed for megalospleny.
- Useful for anemia and blood disorders.
- Root is frequently used in polyherbal prescriptions for diabetes mellitus.
- Used for pneumonia and those at risk for contracting it.
- Commonly combined with ginseng to protect against winter colds and viruses; combined with Angelica polymorpha var. sinensis for poor circulation and low energy; combined with Atractylodes macrocephala (Chinese thistle daisy) and Ledebouriella seseloides for allergies and frequent colds; decocted alone with Atractylodes for colds, edema and oliguria (abnormally low exrection of urine).
- Decocted with Atractylodes and Codonopsis for anorexia, rectocele (prolapse of the rectum into the perineum), uterine prolapse and weakness.
- Used for thymus repair.
- Decocted with cassia, jujube and ginger or angelica for arthritic pain and numbness.
- Used in the traditional compounds of: Biota and Zizyphus, Ginseng and Licorice, Dong Quai and Peony, Astragalus and Ganoderma, Ginseng and Phaffia, Anemarrhena and Astragalus, Eucommia and Achryanthes, Alisma and Hoelen.
- In some parts of the world it is an important folk medicine herb for preventing cancer. Some herbalists prescribe astragalus to people who are undergoing chemo and radiation treatments (should be only under professional guidance).
- Root is used for cancer, anasarca (generalized massive edema in subcutaneous tissue), diarrhea, dysuria, edema, malnutrition, nightsweats, renitis (inflammation of the kidneys), weakness, boils and nervousness.
Dosage
Capsules: 6 “0” capsules daily.
Decoction: 1 root slice every other day in 1 pint water,
may be used long term.
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