Hello everyone, I am Dr. Liu.
Astragalus and American ginseng These two medicines, are both Qi-tonifying medicines , which one is better? In fact, Chinese medicine believes that using medicinal materials to treat diseases is to use the bias of the medicine to correct the bias of the human body. Therefore, medication is only suitable or not, not good or bad..
Then let’s take a look at what situations are suitable for astragalus, American ginseng, and respectively.
Let's talk about astragalus first. The medicinal properties of astragalus are relatively sweet and warm. It returns to the spleen and lung meridian. It can replenish qi and raise yang, benefit the body and strengthen the surface, diuretic and reduce swelling, etc. It is suitable for deficiency of lung qi , insufficient spleen , and yang qi is also relatively weak.
For example, are afraid of colds, are prone to colds, are prone to illness, and often suffer from fatigue, being unable to eat, loose stools, . It also has a relatively good effect on coughing, weakness, being too lazy to talk, etc. caused by insufficient lung qi.
But because the medicinal properties of astragalus are relatively warm, if you have a constitution of deficiency of yin and hyperactivity of yang, , a dry and red tongue, tongue coating relatively little, it is not suitable. This is why some people often say that they get angry when they use astragalus. In addition, in the early stage of a cold, when the pathogenic factors are more obvious, Astragalus is also not suitable.
Let’s talk about the medicine American ginseng.
The medicinal properties of American ginseng are slightly bitter. Compared with the warm astragalus, it not only does not increase yang and aid fire, but also clears away heat and promotes body fluid.
For example, after sweating a lot, you may experience dry mouth and shortness of breath. Or, as we just said, people who get angry when using astragalus can refer to American ginseng to nourish Qi and Yin. Therefore, many people will soak American ginseng in water and drink it in the summer when they sweat more.
We just said that people with yin deficiency and excessive fire are not suitable to use astragalus to replenish qi, but they can choose American ginseng, because American ginseng can nourish yin and clear away heat while replenishing qi.
However, because American ginseng has cold medicinal properties, it is not recommended for people with yang deficiency constitution , or those with severe cold and dampness and obvious cold sensitivity.
The above is what Dr. Liu shared. I wonder if you have learned about the comparison between astragalus and American ginseng. You can compare based on your own symptoms to see what kind of constitution you have and which medicine is more suitable for replenishing Qi. However, if you are not sure about , don’t try casually to avoid harming your body.
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I am Dr. Liu, see you next time.
