Astragalus is a rare traditional Chinese medicine. Proper consumption can improve immunity, anti-bacterial, cancer prevention, anti-tumor and so on. As we all know, astragalus has the effect of losing weight, can promote metabolism, especially suitable for female friends who are puffy. But everyone's physique is different, so we can't rely only on astragalus water, and excess will cause obesity.
 1、 Does astragalus have the effect of losing weight? Can astragalus soak in water to lose weight?
 Astragalus is a kind of medicine that can greatly invigorate qi, which is the same as that of ginseng. Some girls are fat because of the poor metabolic function caused by qi deficiency, which is commonly known as puffiness. And astragalus can give the body some healthy qi and strengthen the metabolic function, which is a good helper to promote weight loss. Therefore, there is a legend that astragalus can lose weight. In fact, some people only eat astragalus by mistake. When girls want to lose weight at ordinary times, it is still not recommended to eat astragalus. After all, everyone's temperament is different. If they make up too much, it will easily cause more fat embarrassment.
 2、 Five effects of common astragalus
 1. Improve immunity
 Astragalus is the most basic traditional Chinese medicine used to improve the immunity of lung and respiratory system. It can be used for sweating caused by low immunity. It can also be used to replenish qi and improve spleen function and metabolic capacity;
 2. Antibacterial
 It has inhibitory effect on dysentery, pneumococcus, hemolytic streptococcus A, B, C, golden yellow, lemon colored, white staphylococcus, etc.
 3. Protect cardiovascular system, control blood sugar, etc
 Astragalus has the functions of reducing blood viscosity, reducing thrombosis, lowering blood pressure, protecting the heart, two-way regulating blood sugar, anti free radical damage, anti-aging, anti hypoxia, anti-tumor, and enhancing body immunity, which can be used to treat heart disease, hypertension, diabetes and other diseases. Astragalus can also expand blood vessels, improve skin blood circulation and nutritional status, so it is effective for chronic ulcer patients who have not healed for a long time. It can also eliminate proteinuria in patients with nephritis, protect the liver and prevent the reduction of liver glycogen.
 4. Cancer prevention
 Astragalus contains trace element selenium, which is the natural enemy of cancer, so Astragalus has anti-cancer effect.
 5. Antitumor
 The combination of astragalus polysaccharide, the effective component of astragalus, and anti-tumor drugs can enhance the efficacy and reduce the toxicity, that is, enhance the anti-cancer effect and reduce the side effects.