Astragalus is one of the most complex medicinal plants comprising a complex combination of polysaccharides, triterpene glycosides, flavonoids, amino acids and trace minerals. Administered in therapeutic doses, Astragalus restores to normal the number of T cells (a specific form of white blood cells) in patients with cancer, AIDS, etc.

Astragalus polysaccharides stimulate the cortical activity of the pituitary-adrenal gland and restore the number of red cells made in the bone marrow in the case of leukemias.

Astragalus (Astragalus membranaceus) has been used for thousands of years in traditional Chinese medicine, sometimes in combination with other immunostimulants. Astragalus contains specific antioxidants that protect cells against degradation by free radicals that are products of energy conversion at the cellular level.

Astragalus has a special action in protecting and strengthening the immune system in general and has very clear actions in specific diseases. For the immune system stimulates T lymphocytes and NK "natural killer" cells, increases the production of immunoglobulins (IgA, IgG).

But the spectrum of immunostimulatory action is much wider, including: influenza, respiratory tract infections, hypertension, inflammation, diabetes, liver disease, including hepatitis C, cancer.

It also has anti-viral (including hepatitis viruses), anti-bacterial (including various forms of streptococcus), anti-inflammatory, diuretic (helps eliminate fluids from the body). Astragalus is also a general tonic for both women and men.