What role does Astragalus play and how to eat it?

1. Strengthening the body: The root of Astragalus membranaceus can be used as medicine, which can improve immunity. Eating astragalus can effectively enhance the body's disease resistance, prevent the invasion of diseases such as colds, and make the body stronger and better.

2. Prevention and treatment: It has a good preventive and therapeutic effect on sweating, night sweats, allergic rhinitis, asthma, colds and other diseases, which is beneficial to health. In addition, Astragalus also has a good preventive and therapeutic effect on gastritis, which can effectively relieve symptoms.

3. Diuretic swelling: When the body is weak and edema occurs, you can take some astragalus. This can not only eliminate edema, but also promote urine discharge, which has a good effect on the adverse symptoms of urine.

4. Lowering cholesterol and blood pressure: Astragalus can reduce the absorption of cholesterol and promote the decomposition of cholesterol, thereby increasing the permeability of blood vessels, protecting the cardiovascular system and reducing the incidence of diseases such as hypertension, hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia.

Second, how to eat

1. Directly soak in water for drinking: take appropriate amount of Astragalus membranaceus, wash it, put it in a cup, then pour boiling water for brewing, and drink it after 3-5 minutes. You can also use Chinese wolfberry, angelica and other medicinal materials as tea, and the effect and taste will be more diverse. This way of eating is simple and convenient, suitable for daily operation.

2. Chicken soup with Astragalus membranaceus: First, prepare ingredients such as Astragalus membranaceus, chicken nuggets, red dates, lotus seeds and medlar, and then put the chicken nuggets, Astragalus membranaceus and lotus seeds in a pot and stew them in clear water for about 1 hour. Pour into a casserole, add red dates and cook for 20 minutes, then add Lycium barbarum and cook for about 10 minutes.