Be sure to use Astragalus membranaceus only because other plants in the Astragalus family are poisonous.
Common Use: A digestive aid containing polysaccharides which enhance immune activity and T-cell function. In Traditional Chinese Medicine Astragalus is considered a deep immune tonic that increases the bone marrow reserve, increasing the bodys ability to produce more immune effector cells (such as T-cells), protecting us from pathogens. Also used as a daily tonic when one is not feeling well; it has the ability to build the energy reserves in the body and exhibits several anti-stress properties. Astragalus root has also been indicated as an aid in the side effects of chemotherapy as well as having the ability to inhibit tumor growth.
Original Astragalus root , the natural bodycare,,,
form: | cut |
Place of Origin: | Gansu China (Mainland) |
Function: | Tonic |