黄芪 无名的抗癌斗士 Astragalus, the unsung cancer fighter

　

图示：黄芪，无名的抗癌斗士 

 

黄芪是一种已有4000多年历史的中药材。黄芪是一种适应性强、无毒的药草和植物提取物，帮助身体抵抗压力的破坏，同时恢复正常的生理功能。黄芪有助于肾上腺功能、消化、新陈代谢、对抗疲劳和增强耐力。黄芪在帮助艾滋病患者方面非常有效，甚至被证明具有抗肿瘤作用，可以提高化疗的疗效。

黄芪是中国的一种本土植物，官方称黄芪为黄芪:又名黄芪。黄芪是一种多年生植物，能长到4英尺高。这种植物的根部味道香甜，含有胆碱、类黄酮、氨基酸， GAMM-氨基丁酸、canavanine、-甾醇、皂苷(黄芪甲苷)和油。黄芪的主要作用是自适应和免疫调节。其次是抗炎、抗病毒、强心剂、利尿和保肝。

药用

黄芪是一种草本植物，对几乎所有的身体系统中都有作用。它被用来治疗慢性感冒，爱泼斯坦巴尔病毒，艾滋病毒和念珠菌，防止感染复发。黄芪能刺激骨髓血细胞，增强深层免疫能力。研究表明，黄芪中的多糖增加了吞噬作用(免疫系统吞噬微生物入侵者)，增加了免疫球蛋白和巨噬细胞的产生，调节了垂体-肾上腺皮质活性。黄芪可以保护肾脏和肺部免受自身抗体复合物的损害，调节出汗，减少疲劳，增加对压力的耐受性。

　

图示：黄芪有抗病毒作用 

 

黄芪在不增加线粒体耗氧量的前提下，通过增加线粒体功能来保护机体免受氧化损伤。在肝脏中，黄芪有一种温和的利胆作用，它还能增加慢性病毒性肝炎的修复，同时减轻炎症和其他症状。黄芪还能延长端粒的寿命。黄芪甚至能增加人类精子的活力。

黄芪被认为是一种心脏补品。在心血管系统中，黄芪中的皂苷可以抑制心肌的脂质过氧化作用，一项针对心绞痛患者的研究显示，经过两周的治疗后，心输出量增加。黄芪能增强心脏病发作后患者的左心室功能，减少自由基损伤，增加心肌超氧化物歧化酶活性。

　

图示：黄芪抑制肾癌的生长 改善肿瘤患者的生存质量 提升免疫系统功能 有很强的抗炎作用 

 

黄芪:无名的抗癌斗士

休斯顿大学的研究表明黄芪可以通过增加T细胞数量来改善癌症患者的免疫功能。黄芪在激活白细胞介素-2抗肿瘤活性的同时，增加了NK细胞和T细胞杀灭癌细胞的能力。在化疗治疗中，黄芪具有抗肿瘤活性和降低免疫抑制作用。黄芪可以减少化疗和放疗带来的疲劳、体重减轻、贫血、恶心和力量丧失的后果，同时增加白细胞减少症(免疫抑制疗法的常见副作用)白细胞的产生，从而减少危及生命的感染。

Astragalus, the unsung cancer fighter

posted by Natural News.com contains great information so I had to share it with all of you!

Astragalus is a traditional Chinese medicinal herb that has been around for over 4,000 years. Astragalus is an adaptogenic, nontoxic herb and plant extract that helps the body resist the damaging effects of stress while restoring normal physiological function. Astragalus aids adrenal function, digestion, metabolism, combats fatigue and increases stamina. Astragalus is very effective in helping people with AIDS and has even proven to have an anti-tumor effect and can increase the efficacy of chemotherapy.

A native plant of China, astragalus is officially known as astragalus membranaceus: AKA Milk Vetch Root and Huang Qi. Astragalus is a perennial plant that grows up to 4 feet tall. The root of the plant has a sweet taste and contains choline, flavonoids, amino acids-gamma aminobutyric acid, canavanine, beta-sitosterol, saponins (astragalosides) and oil. The primary actions of astragalus are adaptogenic and immunomodulating. The secondary actions are anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, cardiotonic, diuretic and hepatoprotective.

Medicinal Use

Astragalus is an herb that has actions in nearly all of the body systems. It is used to treat chronic colds, Epstein Barr Virus, HIV and candida by preventing infection recurrence. Astragalus stimulates bone marrow blood cells while enhancing deep immune strength. Studies show that the polysaccharides in astragalus increase phagocytosis (the engulfing of microorganism invaders by the immune system), increase production of immunoglobulins and macrophages and modulate the pituitary-adrenal cortical activity. Astragalus protects the kidneys and lungs from damage from autoantibody complexes, regulates sweating, decreases fatigue and increases tolerance to stress.

Astragalus protects against oxidative damage by increasing mitochondrial function without increasing the mitochondrial oxygen consumption. In the liver, astragalus is a mild choleretic and also increases repairs in chronic viral hepatitis while reducing inflammation and other symptoms. Astragalus also lengthens telomeres for longevity(TA 65 is a very pricey extract made from Astragalus that is touted to reduce all the effects of aging and mimics pretty much all the benefits of the inexpensive herb form of astragalus). Astragalus even increases motility of human sperm.

Astragalus is considered to be a cardiac tonic.In the cardiovascular system, the saponins in astragalus inhibit lipid peroxidation in the myocardium and one study using patients with angina revealed that cardiac output increased after two weeks of treatment. Astragalus strengthens left ventricular function and reduces free radical damage in patients after a heart attack and increases super oxide dismutase activity in cardiac muscle.

Astragalus: the unsung cancer fighter

Studies at the University of Houston have shown that astragalus can improve immune function in cancer patients by increasing T-cell counts. Astragalus increases the ability of NK cells and T-cells to kill cancer cells while switching on the anti-tumor activity of Interleukin-2. In chemotherapy treatments astragalus provides anti-neoplastic activity anddecreasesimmunosupression. Astragalus reduces the consequences with both chemo and radiation of fatigue, weight loss, anemia, nausea and loss of strength while increasing WBC production for leucopenia (a common side effect of immunosuppressive therapy), thereby decreasing life-threatening infections.

Even though this incredible herb is listed on the Botanical Herbs Board Exams and in theCompendium of Pharmacological Actions of Medicinal Plants and Their Constituents, naming the benefits of astragalus can bring a warning letter from both the FDA and FTC, as Dr. Andrew Weil found out when he listed the benefits of taking astragalus to prevent the swine flu. So don’t expect to see any of this information on a vitamin or herb label. Despite what modern medicine and the FDA says, healing did occur long before pharmaceuticals were invented. True health comes by good foods, minerals, herbs, fasting and cleansing. Astragalus is a good guy for natural health!

https://epigeneticsandnutrition.com/2012/05/22/astragalus/