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astragalus

A herb which contains betaine, choline, essential fatty oils, glycosides, saponins and vitamin A.
 
Chinese medicine
Used for its cardiotonic and diuretic effects, and for adrenal insufficiency, anorexia, bronchitis, cancer, colds, chronic fatigue, diabetes, diarrhoea, hepatitis, hypertension, immune deficiency, organ prolapse, profuse sweating and weakness of extremities.
 
Fringe oncology
Astragalus is said to be useful in managing cancer by boosting immunity.

Western herbal medicine
In Western herbology, astragalus has been used as a digestive tonic, to enhance immunity, and for managing AIDS, cancer, chronic fatigue and the common cold
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We are deeply concerned by the sentencing of human rights activist and journalist Huang Qi to 12 years in prison.
Lord Ahmad statement on the sentencing of human rights activist and journalist Huang Qi
Huang qi is another most popular and important Chinese herb in China, with the function of enhancing qi.
Effectiveness of Chinese Herbal Medicine Combined with Antibiotics for Extensively Drug-Resistant Enterobacteria and Nonfermentative Bacteria Infection: Real-Life Experience in a Retrospective Cohort
Nine dissidents were named in the statement, including blind ''barefoot'' lawyer Chen Guangcheng who defended citizens against forced abortion, Aids activist Hu Jia, Huang Qi who founded the 64tianwang.com website that exposes human rights violations and Sichuan high school teacher Liu Shaokun who was sent to reeducation camp for publishing photos of collapsed school buildings after the recent earthquake in Sichuan Province.
H.K. advocate group urges release of Chinese dissidents
Of these studies, we found that a combination of Huang qi (Radix Astragali seu Hedysari) and Da huang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei), with tonifying and purging effects, respectively, appeared in a lot of TCM formulas and was reported to be effective for the diseases coexisting deiciency and excess syndromes such as CRF, which is consistent with TCM's basic treatment principles [2-4].
Effects of an Astragalus polysaccharide and Rhein combination on apoptosis in rats with chronic renal failure
Huang Qi (Radix Astragali) and Zhi Mu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae)
Chinese medicine: pairing medicinals in Chinese medical oncology for best therapeutic effects
Modified BHD (BHD plus or minor few herbals) was also included, but the principal drug Radix Astragali (huang qi) must not be modified.
Buyang Huanwu Decoction for healthcare: evidence-based theoretical interpretations of treating different diseases with the same method and target of vascularity
Zhang and Lu, within this formula, Huang Qi, Bai Zhu, Can Cao, and Shan Yao {sic, Radix Dioscoreae) boost the spleen and stomach and supplement the lung qi.
Chinese medicine: the prevention of nosocomial fungal infections with Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
A similar progression of disease is mentioned in the Neijing Suwen, when the Yellow Emperor Huang Qi is told by the great scholar Qi Bo, "When it [a pathogen] remains in the body for a long period of time, the pathogenic factor will transform, internalize, and stagnate to the point where the flow of qi is impaired, top to bottom, side to side, or between yin and yang." (7) Treatment and monitoring changes in disease progression between these two forms of medicine have some similarities in thought, even though there are centuries separating their great masters.
Homeopathy and Chinese medicine: uniting two forms of energetic medicine
If there was dizziness and lack of strength, 30 grams each of Tai Zi Shen (Radix Pseudostellariae) and Huang Qi (Radix Astragali) and 10 grams of Zi He Che (Placenta Hominis) were added.
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