Class: Tonify
Subclass: Tonify the Qi
Name:
Pinyin: Huang Qi
Pharmaceutical: Radix Astragali Membranacei
Other names: Sheng Huang Qi, Sheng Huang Qi, Sheng Jian Qi, Huang Qi (Bei)
Description: Milkvetch Root.
Properties:
Nature: Slightly warm.
Taste: Sweet.
Organ: Spleen, Lungs.
Toxicity: Non toxic.
Actions:
Tonifies Qi.
Raises Yang.
Strengthens the Defensive-Qi.
Strengthens the Exterior.
Expels toxins.
Promotes healing cicatrizant polymer.
Diuretic.
Resolves oedema.
Comparisons:
Ren Shen nourishes Yin while tonifying Qi (Qi deficiency conditions).
Warning:
Contraindications: Yin Deficiency and ascendant Yang.Poor digestion or indigestion.Stagnant Qi and Dampness.Excess in the Exterior.Early-stage abscess.