Can children eat Astragalus?

As a common medicinal material in life, Astragalus has many health benefits, but many people may not be very familiar with them. Although Astragalus has many benefits, is it suitable for children? What are the precautions for children to eat Astragalus? These are the questions that many parents want to know. Let's read this article together to find out whether children can eat Astragalus in life.

Astragalus is sweet and warm, and can nourish the spleen and lungs. It is suitable for people with weak lung and spleen qi. Even children can drink water soaked with Astragalus if they have weak lung and spleen qi. Children with weak lung and spleen qi are often prone to catching colds, have poor appetite, sweat a lot, and have loose stools.

Astragalus is sweet in taste and can replenish qi and blood. Ordinary people can boil it in water and drink it, which can indeed achieve the health-preserving effects of enhancing immunity, replenishing the spleen and lung qi, and strengthening physical fitness. However, Chinese medicine emphasizes that Astragalus can be soaked in water and drunk, but the water must be freshly boiled so that the medicinal flavor can be brewed out. But even so, at most only three or four tenths of the medicinal effect can be extracted, which is a bit of a waste of medicinal materials. It is recommended that Astragalus be decocted for better results.

In addition, not everyone can drink Astragalus water, it also depends on your body constitution. Generally, people with kidney yin deficiency should not take it. If you find that your tongue coating is red, your hands and feet are hot, you feel hot in your five hearts, have dry mouth and tongue, and are easily upset, these are symptoms of yin deficiency. People with this constitution are not suitable to drink Astragalus water. People with damp-heat constitution should also avoid drinking Astragalus water. If they want to take it, it is best to pair it with heat-clearing things, such as Coptis chinensis, Scutellaria baicalensis, etc.

Astragalus is divided into raw Astragalus and roasted Astragalus. In comparison, roasted Astragalus is better in replenishing qi and raising yang. When taking Astragalus for tonic purposes, it is generally necessary to start with a small amount and increase the dosage gradually. While taking it, observe whether there are any symptoms of getting a sore throat or whether any existing illnesses have worsened. If so, the dosage should be discontinued or replaced with other medications before continuing. If symptoms such as fatigue, sweating or shortness of breath are alleviated, mental and physical strength are improved without the above side effects, the dosage can be increased. Generally speaking, 5 to 10 grams of it can be boiled in water each time.

The above is an introduction on whether children can eat Astragalus. It can be seen from this that Astragalus is suitable for children to eat, but when eating it, you should also pay attention to some taboos. After all, children are young and it is easy for them to have physical problems due to improper eating, so parents should pay attention to this and provide good protection for their children.