英文藥名：

Radix astragali

拉丁名：

Astragalus henryi Oliv.

Astragalus hoantchy  Franch.

Astragalus menbranaceus Fisch.

Astragalus mongholicus Bunge

日語發音：

ogi

韓語發音:

hwanggi

粵語發音：

wong4 kei4

英文名：

Astragalus root

產地：

Mainly produced in Shanxi, heilongjiang provinces and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, also produce in jilin, Gansu, hebei, Shaanxi and northeastern part of China.

主產於山西，黑龍江， 內蒙。吉林，甘肅，陜西，東北亦有生產。

性味：

tastes slightly sweet and has almost no smell

微甘，幾乎沒有氣味。

歸經：

lung and spleen.

肺，脾。

主治 ：

In qixu (qi deficient) , pixu (spleen deficient) and yangxu (yang deficient),  weakness and fatigue, numbness of limb, morbidity after stroke, sweating, promoting pus discharge and tissue regeneration. Promotes diuresis to reduce edema. Treatment of diabetes. Treatment of xinyangxu (heart yang deficient)  and shenyangxu.

用於氣 虛， 脾虛，陽 虛，心 陽虛， 腎陽虛，體 弱疲倦，肢體麻木，中風後遺癥，自汗，糖尿病。可幫助排膿，生肌。利尿消腫。

藥理：

1.  lowering blood pressure, vaso-dilation

2.  prolonging diuretic effect

3.  lessening proteinuria

4.  improving endurance

5.  protecting liver function

6.  regulate blood sugar

1. 降血壓，擴張血管

2. 延長利尿作用

3. 減輕蛋白尿

4. 增進耐力

5. 保護肝臟功能

6. 調整血糖

化學成分：

1. Astralagus menbranaceus, (Fisch.) Beg.

astragaloside I, astragaloside II, daucosterol, beta-sitosterol, palmitic acid, sucrose [1]. Astragalus saponin A,B,C.  Astramenbrangenin was obtained after oxidization of astralagus menbranaceus saponinby Smith. [2].

2',4'-dihydroxy-5, 6-dimethoxyisof lavane, kumatakenin, choline, betaine, folic acid [3,4], calyxosin, formononetin, cycloastragenol, astragaloside I,II,III,IV [5], and antibacterial ingredient, L-3-hydroxy-9-methoxpterocarpan[6].

2. Astragalus mongholicus (Beg) Hsiao

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每日用量：

6-10 g

6～10 克。

• Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang 補中益氣湯﹐ 

• Shi Quan Da Bu Tang 十全大補湯,

• Gui Pi Tang 歸脾湯,

• Yu Ping Feng San, 玉屏風散

現代研究：

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禁忌：

There are many varieties of astragalus. Some are toxic. The varieties used in Chinese herbal medicine is relatively safe but in rare cases it might cause rash.

黃芪有多種。有些有毒 。中藥用的種類是相當安全的，但在很少情形下曾有發生皮疹。