People often say that "people live one breath", "three inches of qi in", etc., and the "qi" mentioned here.
The qi of the human body refers to the energy that promotes the operation of human life, it has a strong vitality, can run endlessly in the human body and is invisible and visible, and is one of the basic elements that constitute and maintain human life activities.
The body's vitality is sufficient, the internal organs can run smoothly, and the yuanqi is weak, and various diseases will quietly come to the door.
In recent years, with the change of lifestyle, people have realized the importance of health care, and more and more health care methods have entered people's sights, especially astragalus, which is welcomed by people.
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Meet Astragalus
Ming Dynasty Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica, Cao Yi Huang Qi": "Qi, Chang Ye, Huang Qi, Color Yellow, is the length of the tonic, hence the name." Nowadays, it is commonly known as astragalus. ”
In traditional Chinese medicine, astragalus belongs to the class of tonic drugs, which is the root of astragalus in legumes.
Astragalus is round or oval, and the epidermis is yellowish-white, and longitudinal stripes can be seen. Astragalus cut yellowish-white, wood pale yellow, radial grain and cracks, showing chrysanthemum nuclei, chewed with a slight gas, a slight sweetness and a slight bean smell.
Astragalus is sweet and warm, known for tonifying qi, so it is also known as "the first medicine to replenish qi", astragalus mainly into the spleen meridian, as a key medicine to supplement the qi, but also to raise yang qi.
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Astragalus's "golden partner" has been found, often drink qi and blood smoothly, maintain vitality, may wish to try
"Astragalus + Honeysuckle"
Honeysuckle soaking water has the effect of clearing heat, detoxification, meridian activation, antibacterial and antiviral, but also has an anti-inflammatory effect, of course, in addition to medicinal use, it also has beauty, health care, health care, and has a very good protective and restorative effect on the body.
Astragalus has the effect of tonifying qi and fixing the table, diuresis, detoxification, draining pus, sores and muscles, and has a very good effect on those symptoms such as weakness of qi, loss of appetite, frequent diarrhea, and blood in the stool.
The two are paired with heat and detoxification, blood replenishment, and honeysuckle is a cold medicinal material, too much drinking will cause the accumulation of cold, increase the burden on the body, but astragalus temperature, can neutralize the cold of honeysuckle, the two have a complementary effect.
Hawthorn has digestion, spleen, blood circulation, digestion and accumulation, and is a good drug to lower blood lipids, astragalus is a good medicine to replenish qi, shengyang solidification, solid surface antiperspiration, improve immune function, the two are not in conflict, and there is a good effect.
For example, these two are both medicinal and food homologous drugs, which can be used as health drinks to improve immune function and delay aging.
"Astragalus + Party Ginseng"
Astragalus ganwen, into the lungs, spleen meridian, party ginseng flavor sweet flat, return to the spleen, lung meridian, the combination of the two have the effect of tonifying the lungs and strengthening the spleen and solid table.
The two are combined with soaking water to drink, which can treat symptoms such as physical weakness, yellowish complexion, loss of appetite, dizziness, palpitations and shortness of breath.
"Astragalus + Lamb"
Eating lamb on three days has a certain basis for health. Chinese medicine has a tradition of "winter disease and summer treatment" in the "three volt days", eating fu sheep belongs to a kind of "three volts supplement", if there is inherent cold in the human body constitution, eating mutton on three volt days can play a multiplier effect with half the effort.
Lamb is a food with the effect of tonifying qi, warming the stomach and helping the yang, pharmacology believes that astragalus contains a variety of trace elements, such as selenium, but also rich in sugar, amino acids, choline, folic acid and other substances, so it has a strong body, anti-aging, cardiotonic, blood pressure lowering, liver protection, antiviral, anti-tumor, anti-tuberculosis and other effects.
For those patients who need summer treatment of winter disease, eating astragalus lamb at the right time can dispel moisture, avoid cold, warm the stomach and play a role in protecting the gastrointestinal tract
"Astragalus + Goji Berries"
Astragalus has the effect of tonifying the kidneys and benefiting the qi of the human body, and the goji berries have the effect of improving the function of the human spleen and stomach, so the two are matched to complement each other.
Astragalus and goji berries are used together, the two are not contraindicated, astragalus is good at tonifying qi, goji berries are good at nourishing the yin of the liver and kidneys, and the compatibility of the two has an auxiliary improvement effect on improving qi deficiency, yin deficiency and other witnesses.
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Can astragalus soak water be drunk every day?
OK!
Skullcap contains saponins, sucrose, polysaccharides, a variety of amino acids, folic acid and zinc, selenium, copper and other trace elements, with enhanced body immunity, liver protection, diuretic anti-aging, blood pressure lowering and a wide range of antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects
However, be sure to use the dosage of soaking water according to the doctor's advice, generally recommended 9 to 30 grams per day is OK, and not all people are suitable for use, if the kidney yin deficiency, damp heat, heat poison is hot, it is not recommended to use.
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Often drink astragalus water, why do people become thinner?
In addition to improving qi and blood, alleviating physical stress, astragalus also has the effect of diuretic and edema.
Insisting on drinking astragalus water can discharge the excess water in the body, and in the process of metabolizing water, a large amount of fat in the body can be converted into small molecular substances, with the loss of water, excess toxins and garbage in the body will be discharged from the body, so some of them will become thin after drinking astragalus water.