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Astragalus root has been used for medicinal purposes for millennia. It goes under the Chinese name of "Huang Qi", which means "yellow leader", in reference to it's yellow hue.
In the Japanese culture it is known as "ogi" & "hwanggi" in Korean.
Astragalus has an abundance of vitamin and minerals such as iron, folic acid, zinc and choline. Astragalus is a potent known adaptogen, which basically gives it the ability to aid your body to deal with emotional, mental and physical stresses, apart from it's major benefits to the body as a whole.
17 Benefits:
- helps with anemia
- anti aging
- anti inflammatory
- aids against asthma
- colds & flu
- cancer
- helps against symptoms of chemotherapy
- helps regulate cholesterol
- lowers blood sugar for diabetics
- heart disease aid
- insomnia
- boosts the immune system
- kidney disease
- helps liver cancer (combat and avoid)
- seasonal allergies
- removes toxins (especially due to toxic overload of the liver)
- heals wounds
The following people should not use this root if they have the following:
- autoimmune disease
- people with transplant surgery
- pregnant or nursing
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