Summer is a particularly difficult season to take care of. When it is hot, people cannot eat well, cannot sleep well, and are prone to hurting their bodies. Chinese medicine believes that summer heat is the most depleting and damaging to a person's vital energy. When the temperature is high, the human body sweats a lot, and the vital energy in the body also flows out with the sweat. Excessive sweating will cause both Qi and body fluid deficiency. There is also a lot of rain in the dog days, and the moisture affects the spleen and stomach, leading to spleen deficiency and weakened digestive function. In addition, the strong heart fire in summer will suppress the lungs. Therefore, even you are healthy in summer, you will be three-quarters weak. To replenish the weak, to support the human body's vital energy, you must take supplements during the dog days.
Astragalus is the best medicine for replenishing Qi
What are the effects of Astragalus?
Invigorating Qi and consolidation of exterior
When used Astragalus in raw could invigorating Qi and consolidation of exterior, inducing diuresis for removing edema, detoxication, promoting granulation
Benefiting Qi and nourishing blood
Honey-roasted Astragalus has the effects of nourishing blood, invigorating spleen and replenishing Qi
Lowers blood pressure
Astragalus has the effects of reducing blood viscosity, reducing thrombosis, lowering blood pressure, protecting the heart, bidirectionally regulating blood sugar, and enhancing the body's immunity.
Astragalus has been used as a medicine for more than 2,000 years. It is known as the "best of all medicines for tonifying the spleen and Qi" and is deeply loved by people. It is especially suitable for drinking in hot summer when sweating occurs. The clever combination with the following herbs can not only cure a variety of diseases, but also be made into a medicinal diet.
01. Astraglus and Bunge
Chest paralysis palpitations: Nowadays young people work under great pressure, often feel chest tightness, lack of breath, drink a few times astragalus danshen soup can be very good to relieve this symptom.
Inhibit hyperplasia: Astragalus danshen used together on the overgrowth of fibroblasts have an inhibitory effect.
Anti-thrombosis: Obese people and the elderly, it is easy to thrombosis, drink more salvia water, can remove the garbage of the blood vessel wall, unclog blood vessels, reduce the formation of blood clots.
02. Astraglus and Chinese Yam
Reduce blood sugar: Yam is gentle, but also nourishing herbs, can strengthen the spleen and Qi, but also assist in lowering blood sugar, diabetes caused by a long time the spleen and kidney weakness has a very good therapeutic effect.
Replenish Qi and stop bleeding: Qi and blood is to make us stay young as well as nourish the skin's fundamental, but also women's beauty is very important substances, can make our skin color rosy, if the Qi and blood is sufficient, you can stay young.
Ulcer healing: Accidentally fell and touched, you can drink astragalus water, not only can quickly relieve pain, but also promote wound healing.
03. Astraglus and Honeysuckle
Clearing heat and detoxification: Honeysuckle is a good medicine for clearing heat and detoxification, it is sweet and cold and clearing heat without hurting the stomach, aroma through and can be dispelled, and there is also the function of dispelling dampness.
Chronic kidney disease: Astragalus and honeysuckle in the treatment of various types of kidney disease, can be said to be a pair of perfect match medicine pair.
Itchy skin: Often drink honeysuckle water can effectively relieve skin itching.
04. Astraglus and White Atractylodes Rhizome
Replenish energy: If you feel weak and deficiency of vital energy, without energy to do anything, this is the performance of the "Qi deficiency", drink two days of astragalus atractylodis macrocephala soup, you will find that the whole person is very energized.
Antioxidant: Atractylodes macrocephala can reduce lipid peroxidation, enhance the body's ability to remove free radicals.
05. Astraglus and Motherwort
Promoting blood circulation for removing blood stasis: use fresh motherwort to cook soup for ladies who have given birth to children to drink, it can regulate the body, activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis.
Anti-aging: motherwort contains a variety of trace elements. Effective anti-aging, anti-fatigue and inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells.
06. Astraglus and Mulberry leaves
Hair growth and hair care: Women hair growth fast with commonly use mulberry leaves to wash hair, because the mulberry leaves in the choline is conducive to promote hair growth, boys can also use it.
Chloasma treatment: take 500g of winter mulberry leaves, steam sterilization, remove debris, dry and dispose of for use. Daily take 15g, boiling water infusion as tea.
07. Astraglus and DangQuai
Regulating menstruation and rlieving pain: Many women have irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea and various gynecological diseases. Drinking Astragalus and Angelica can not only eliminate gynecological inflammation, but also normalize menstruation and reduce pain.
Arteriosclerosis: Angelica can effectively inhibit arteriosclerosis, as well as promote the growth of red blood cells in the blood and nourish the blood.
08. Astraglus and Kudzu vine Root
Dilate blood vessels: Puerarin can improve myocardial oxygen metabolism, dilate blood vessels, improve microcirculation, reduce vascular resistance, and increase blood flow, so it can be used to prevent and treat myocardial ischemia, myocardial infarction and other diseases.
Insomnia and forgetfulness: Many friends are now troubled by insomnia and forgetfulness. They can't sleep at night, can't wake up during the day, and are confused all day. Drinking Astragalus with Pueraria root several times can have obvious effects.
Beauty and breast enhancement: Pueraria root powder is a natural phytoestrogen that can promote breast development, keep the body young and energetic, and smooth the skin.
09. Astraglus and Goji
Effective anti-aging: Goji contains rich Lycium barbarum polysaccharides, β-carotene, vitamin E, selenium and flavonoids, all of which have good antioxidant effects.
Improve sleep: Goji is suitable for consumption all year round. Regular drinking can improve physical fitness and relieve sleep problems such as poor sleep and difficulty falling asleep.
Improve memory: Goji is called "wisdom fruit". When combined with astragalus, it can not only improve brain memory, but also improve learning ability. It is suitable for students and office workers to drink it frequently.