Despite promising animal and lab research, clinical study results using astragalus for asthma have been mixed. For example, a clinical trial showed that when combined with cordyceps, stemona root, fritillaria, and Baikal skullcap,Astragalus mongholicusdid no better than placebo in reducing the need fo...
It is always necessary to discard the astragalus root at the end of the cooking time or tea brewing as its woody fiber is non-edible. From our personal experience, consuming astragalus as a tea or extract can be quite instantaneously energizing. This quality, however, may depend on dose amou...