Astragalus Tea Benefits

Astragalus Tea Benefits have been in the consciousness of many Asian medicine experts for centuries. In fact, astragalus is known as a chief energy tonic in traditional Asian medicine.


The official name of astragalus is astragalus membranaceus, but is known as huang qi in Chinese, ogi in Japanese and hwanggi in Korean.


The root of the astragalus plant is used to make astragalus tea.
Among its beneficial constituents are astragalosides and other immunostimulant polysaccharides, beta-sitosterol, flavonoids, and trace minerals like selenium.


Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners recommend taking 6 to 12 grams of dried root of the astragalus and boiling it in about 12 ounces water for a few minutes.


Astragalus Tea may be taken internally or applied topically.
When used topically, it is usually applied to wounds to accelerate healing.

Some of the health benefits attributed to astragalus tea are the following:

Astragalus Tea may help improve the functions of the lungs, thereby help treat such ailments as           bronchitis, pneumonia and whooping cough.

Astragalus Tea may help in the overall efforts to treat ulcers and tumors in the stomach.

Astragalus Tea may help reduce fatigue.

Astragalus Tea may help promote healing of wounds.

Astragalus Tea may help strengthen the immune system.

Astragalus Tea may help remove fluid from the body.

Astragalus Tea may have potential in treatment of heart problems.