Astragalus is a perennial wild grass, once widespread all over the world, and now occurring less often. Because of the incorrect workpiece, when the root of the plant is damaged, it disappears from fields and forest edges. Today, Astragalus is listed in the Red Book of Nature, which indicates a sharp reduction in the range of its growth and a decrease in the number of plants.
Nevertheless, the plant continues to be harvested and used for medical purposes.
Grass Astragalus woollyflower has long been used in folk medicine.
The use of plants by herbalists
Rich in useful substances, the composition of the plant was used by folk healers. Thus, the presence in it of vitamins, essential oils, tannins, a large amount of iron and calcium, as well as phosphorus, manganese, silicon, magnesium and other elements made it possible to use its drugs for the treatment and prevention of many diseases:
- infusion of herbs has a calming effect on the nervous system, improves heart function, helps relieve acute heart pain, is indicated for angina and acute heart failure;
- promotes the purification of blood vessels, which leads to lower blood pressure and improve blood circulation, therefore, it is used as a vasodilator;
- Astragalus grass is widely used in folk medicine due to the presence of iron and magnesium in its composition: magnesium helps the body to better absorb iron, which in turn actively participates in the blood and prevents anemia;
- Its curative effect in the fight against recurring headaches, dizziness, and neuroses is known;
- It is widely used by healers for diseases of the throat and oral cavity. It is known its positive effect on the microflora of the mucosa for the removal of inflammatory processes and prevention of oral infections;
- therapeutic herb astragalus is used to treat stomatitis, periodontitis , is effective in the form of rinses in angina;
- its use as a vasodilator helps to saturate the blood with oxygen, which improves the activity of all body systems and, in particular, the brain, as well as the so-called "tissue respiration";
- It is known that it has a positive effect on improving kidney function.
This plant deserves special attention as it has a set of elements that allow it to actively fight against tumors of various origin, which has been repeatedly confirmed in the practice of traditional medicine; it's not for nothing that those who used its preparations consider astragalus to be the herb of life.
It is used to treat fibroids and uterine fibroids, which are benign neoplasms. At the same time, it has a depressing effect on the development of malignant tumors that lead to cancer of the ovaries, breast, cervix, and stomach, intestine and liver cancer.
It is active when removing excess fluid from the body during dropsy, which prevents cerebral edema and prevents the emergence of serious problems associated with the work of the brain.
Astragalus herb has also been used to relieve rheumatic and joint pain, muscular dystrophy, as well as poisoning. Effectively used as hemostatic and wound healing.
However, like any medicine, plant preparations can have limitations to the application, and someone - in general, should be contraindicated. Long-term practice of traditional medicine states that astragalus grass, having a wide range of uses, has virtually no contraindications.
Restrictions on admission
Despite the contention that there are no contraindications to taking, complications and side effects, taking astragalus preparations should be done with caution. And for those who have chronic heart diseases - under the supervision of the attending physician. In addition, it is worth considering that when taking analgesics or hypnotic drugs, astragalus enhances their effect.