Latin Name: Radix Astragali

Properties: sweet, slightly warm

Actions: tonifies Qi and blood, stabilizes exterior, raises Yang, promotes urination, reduces edema, discharges pus, generates flesh

Medical Indications: spleen deficiency with symptoms such as fatigue, pale face, diarrhea, tiredness in extremities, blood loss, uterine bleeding, hematemesis; postpartum fever caused by Qi and blood deficiency, cough, shortness of breath, wheezing, dizziness, vertigo, palpitations, sponteneous sweating, insomnia, edema, rectal and uterine prolapse, thirst, chronic ulcers and sores, numbness in muscles, paralysis

Contraindications: not to be used during pregnancy, not to be used in cases of exterior pathogens, excess Qi, Yin deficiency with heat signs, food stagnation, lesions with heat toxins

Dosage: 6 to 10 grams