Astragalus is a plant native to Asia, considered to be one of the most important herbs in Traditional Chinese Medicine. It is used for the common cold, upper respiratory infections, allergies, fibromyalgia, anemia, HIV/AIDS and to strengthen and regulate the immune system. It also relieves chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), kidney disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure. Astragalus can be used as a general tonic, to protect the liver and to fight bacteria and viruses. It is often combined with other herbs, for example, in combination with ligustrum lucidum (glossy privet), astragalus is used orally for treating breast cancer, cervical cancer, and lung cancer.
1. It has beneficial effects on insulin resistance and hyperglycemia.
2. It has been used to ameliorate the side effects of anti-neoplastic drugs.
3. It has protective effect on heart tissue, to treat heart disease including coronary artery related disease,heart failure and Cardiovascular Disease,and insufficient placental blood supply.
4. Also can use for skin pathologies involving chronic inflammation, allergic diseases treatment due to its Ant-inflammatory and anti-infectious effects, protective intestinal mucosa reperfusion injury, treatment of Colitis, etc.
5. Astragalus and its components proved showing Anti-aging, Anti-neoplastic and antioxidative effect and useful for old disease, stragalus root also prevents bone loss and shows osteogenesis ability, release neuroprotective effects and can be used to prevent stroke, hypoxia brain injury.