Astragalus mongholicus
Ledebour, C.F. von, Icones plantarum novarum, vol. 4 (1833)
Ledebour, C.F. von, Icones plantarum novarum, vol. 4 (1833)
Wild Astragalus Huang Qi root in long, uncut lengths at the Chengdu Medicine Market.
Steamed and flattened Huang Qi (Adam, 2017)
Botanical name:
1. Astragalus membranaceus (syn. Astragalus propinquus)
2. Astragalus mongholicus (syn. Astragalus membranaceus var. mongholicus)
Parts used:
Root
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Sweet
1. Astragalus membranaceus (syn. Astragalus propinquus)
2. Astragalus mongholicus (syn. Astragalus membranaceus var. mongholicus)
Parts used:
Root
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Sweet
Uses:
1. Tonifies the Spleen and Stomach, Increases Qi:
-fatigue, poor appetite, diarrhea
2. Tonifies the Lungs:
-chronic Cough and Wheezing associated with Lung weakness
3. Strengthens the Surface, Stops Sweating:
-benefits immunity
4. Raises Yang Qi:
5. Promotes Urine:
6. Discharges Pus, Generates Flesh:
Dose:
Decoction: 9–15 grams
Powder: 2–6 grams
Comment:
'It is suitable for a patient who is anemic and with a plump build, and perspires profusely. For a patient who is thin and wiry, with a dark complexion, the drug will cause fullness in the chest'. (Ben Cao Gang Mu)
Preparations:
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Substitutes:
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Correctives:
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Decoction: 9–15 grams
Powder: 2–6 grams
Comment:
'It is suitable for a patient who is anemic and with a plump build, and perspires profusely. For a patient who is thin and wiry, with a dark complexion, the drug will cause fullness in the chest'. (Ben Cao Gang Mu)
Preparations:
... available in PRO version
Substitutes:
... available in PRO version
Correctives:
... available in PRO version
Main Combinations:
Deficiency
1. To nourish Qi and Blood after severe Blooding or Anemia, Astragalus Huang Qi with Dang Gui (as in Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang [Dang Gui Tonify the Blood Decoction]) (This formula has been studied for its effectiveness)
2. Qi deficiency: Debility, Fatigue, poor appetite and Spontaneous Sweating:
i. Astragalus Huang Qi with ... available in PRO version
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iii. Chronic Fatigue, Astragalus Huang Qi, ... available in PRO version
3. Spleen Qi deficiency with Damp:
i. marked by poor appetite, heaviness, fatigue, loose stool, Astragalus Huang Qi with ... available in PRO version
ii. if there is Damp and Qi stagnation add ... available in PRO version
4. Constipation in the aged:
i. Astragalus Huang Qi with ... available in PRO version
ii. Astragalus Huang Qi with ... available in PRO version
iii. Astragalus Huang Qi with ... available in PRO version
5. Bleeding due to deficiency, Astragalus Huang Qi with ... available in PRO version
6. Insomnia and Neurasthenia from Qi and Blood deficiency, Astragalus Huang Qi with ... available in PRO version
7. Strengthen the body to protect from pathogens (ie. increase immunity), Astragalus Huang Qi with ... available in PRO version
8. Numbness and painful obstruction from Wind-Cold-Damp with Qi deficiency:
i. Astragalus Huang Qi with ... available in PRO version
ii. Astragalus Huang Qi, ... available in PRO version
iii. Astragalus Huang Qi, ... available in PRO version
Sweating
9. Spontaneous Sweating that's worse at night, Astragalus Huang Qi with ... available in PRO version
10. Night sweats Astragalus Huang Qi with ... available in PRO version
Urinary
11. Turbid, whitish urine, decoct Astragalus Huang Qi with ... available in PRO version
12. Chronic Kidney Disease:
i. Astragalus can be added to ... available in PRO version
ii. Astragalus, ... available in PRO version
13. Chronic Kidney Failure:
i. Astragalus Huang Qi with ... available in PRO version
14. Diabetes / 'Wasting and Thirsting Disorder' (overlaps Diabetes):
i. Astragalus Huang Qi with ... available in PRO version
ii. Astragalus Huang Qi with ... available in PRO version
iii. Diabetic Nephropathy, Astragalus Huang Qi with ... available in PRO version
Cancer:
15. Cancer:
i. General: Astragalus Huang Qi with ... available in PRO version
ii. Lung: Astragalus Huang Qi with ... available in PRO version
iii. Lung: Astragalus Huang Qi, ... available in PRO version
iv. Ovarian: Astragalus Huang Qi with ... available in PRO version
16. To support during Chemotherapy: Astragalus Huang Qi, ... available in PRO version
-marked deficiency, add ... available in PRO version
-Yin deficiency add ... available in PRO version
-Phlegm-Damp, add ... available in PRO version
Women's Diseases:
17. Threatened Miscarriage with abdominal pain and vaginal discharge, Astragalus Huang Qi, ... available in PRO version
18. Post-Menopausal Osteoporosis: Astragalus Huang Qi ... available in PRO version
Major Formulas:
Yu Ping Feng San
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang
Gui Pi Tang
Cautions:
Generally Safe.
1. Avoid large overdose.
2. Some people may be allergic
3. In TCM, it is not used for acute Sores with Heat and Toxin (red, swollen and painful).
Main Preparations used:
Honey-fried Astragalus, Dry-Fried Astragalus, Wine-Fried Astragalus
Generally Safe.
1. Avoid large overdose.
2. Some people may be allergic
3. In TCM, it is not used for acute Sores with Heat and Toxin (red, swollen and painful).
Main Preparations used:
Honey-fried Astragalus, Dry-Fried Astragalus, Wine-Fried Astragalus
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(Last updated 9/2018)
Clinical Trials:
1. POST STROKE FATIGUE: Effects of the traditional Chinese herb Astragalus membranaceus in patients with poststroke fatigue: A double-blind, randomized, controlled preliminary study.
2. ALLERGIC RHINITIS: Efficacy and safety of Astragalus membranaceus in the treatment of patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis.
3. CHRONIC FATIGUE: Myelophil, an extract mix of Astragali Radix and Salviae Radix, ameliorates chronic fatigue: a randomised, double-blind, controlled pilot study.
4. MENOPAUSE: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the effect of a Chinese herbal medicine preparation (Dang Gui Buxue Tang) on menopausal symptoms in Hong Kong Chinese women.
5. VIRAL MYOCARDITIS: [A study on combination therapy of Western and traditional Chinese medicine of acute viral myocarditis].
1. POST STROKE FATIGUE: Effects of the traditional Chinese herb Astragalus membranaceus in patients with poststroke fatigue: A double-blind, randomized, controlled preliminary study.
2. ALLERGIC RHINITIS: Efficacy and safety of Astragalus membranaceus in the treatment of patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis.
3. CHRONIC FATIGUE: Myelophil, an extract mix of Astragali Radix and Salviae Radix, ameliorates chronic fatigue: a randomised, double-blind, controlled pilot study.
4. MENOPAUSE: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the effect of a Chinese herbal medicine preparation (Dang Gui Buxue Tang) on menopausal symptoms in Hong Kong Chinese women.
5. VIRAL MYOCARDITIS: [A study on combination therapy of Western and traditional Chinese medicine of acute viral myocarditis].