Chinese name:

Source:

Astragali Membranacei Radix - root

Nature:

• slightly warm (balanced, warm, weak, pure yang, yang in yin, non-toxic)

Taste:

• sweet (light)

Tropism:

• spleen and lungs (heart, triple burner, large intestine)

Direction of action:

• ascending

Effects:

• tonifies Qi
• raises Yang (Chao)
• consolidates the exterior
• heals oedema and non-healing ulcers
• promotes circulation (Sheng)

Dosage:

• 10 – 15 g, standard 10 g

Contraindications:

• not suitable for exterior excess syndromes, Qi stagnation, dampness and food stagnation, liver Qi constraint with irritability, or hot toxins at the onset of ulcers or after they have ruptured