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ASTRAGALUS
With a long history of use in Traditional Chinese Medicine, astragalus belongs to the legume family, and may also be referred to as milkvetch or huang qi. Best known for its ability to support the immune system, astragalus is also considered to be an adaptogen, which means it helps the body fight stress and find balance.
Additionally, studies have shown astragalus to support the liver and to help manage diabetes.
AVAILABLE RESEARCH
Immune Boosting
This review explores a study, which concludes that astragalus enhances immunity and inhibits H9N2 avian influenza virus in vitro and in vivo.
This study demonstrates that astragalus extract can increase the migration and release of immune response mediators and may be effective for improving host defenses (natural barriers) to avoid infections.
Liver protective
This study finds that oral administration of an ethanol extract of the root of astragalus alleviated liver injury in mice and protected liver cells from pathological changes.
This study found that after administration of Chinese peony and astragalus daily for 10 days, the extract significantly reduced the degree of liver damage in liver injury. These results suggest that the ingredients have a protective effect on liver injury mice, which might be associated with the antioxidant properties.
ADDITIONAL RESEARCH
Diabetes Treatment
This paper discusses the anti-diabetic effects and pharmacological action of the chemical constituents of astragalus in relation to types 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus.
This study investigates the effect of astragalus in diabetic nephropathy patients. It suggests that although of unknown bioactive ingredients and mechanism of kidney protection, the role of astragalus in the treatment of DN can be of profound significance.
In this study, it’s found that astragalus can reduce the incidence of Type I diabetes in non-obese diabetic mice, delay the onset of disease, reduce the degree of islet inflammation, and protect the ultrastructure of β cells.