What are the effects of Astragalus and how to take it

1. Efficacy

1. Strengthen physical fitness: The root of Astragalus can be used as medicine and has the effect of improving immunity. Eating Astragalus can effectively enhance the body's disease resistance, prevent the invasion of diseases such as colds, make the body stronger and the spirit better.

2. Prevention and treatment of diseases: It has good preventive and therapeutic effects on diseases such as spontaneous sweating, night sweats, allergic rhinitis, asthma, colds, etc., and is beneficial to physical health. In addition, Astragalus also has a good preventive and therapeutic effect on gastritis and can effectively alleviate symptoms.

3. Diuretic and detumescent: When the body is weak and edema occurs, you can take some Astragalus. This can not only eliminate edema, but also promote the excretion of urine, and has a good therapeutic effect on the symptoms of urinary problems.

4. Lower cholesterol and blood pressure: Astragalus can reduce the body's absorption of cholesterol and promote the decomposition of cholesterol, thereby increasing the permeability of blood vessels, playing a role in protecting the cardiovascular system and reducing the incidence of diseases such as hypertension, hyperglycemia, and hyperlipidemia.

2. How to eat

1. Soak in water and drink directly: Take an appropriate amount of Astragalus, wash it clean and put it in a cup, then pour in boiling water and brew it. It can be drunk after 3-5 minutes. Or you can brew it with other herbs such as wolfberry and angelica and drink it as tea, the effects and taste will be more diverse. This method of eating is simple and convenient, and more suitable for daily operations.

2. Astragalus chicken soup: First prepare ingredients such as astragalus, chicken pieces, red dates, lotus seeds, wolfberries, etc., then put the chicken pieces, astragalus and lotus seeds into the pot, pour in water and simmer for about 1 hour. Then pour it into a casserole, add red dates and cook for 20 minutes, then add wolfberries and cook for about 10 minutes before eating.