Has anyone experienced side effects n taking Astralagus? Specifically anxiety? I started on it yesterday & I've had severe anxiety attacks since last night & now all day today.
I've goggled it & can't find anything like this listed.
Pam
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
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It's not so much a side-effect as a property. It is a very stimulating herb. For those with weak adrenals, anxiety will usually be a result.
Astragalus can really "wire" me. I tried it several times years ago. Then I found out that I should not be taking it. It is a very "yang" herb (very stimulating) and way too strong for anyone with a depleted body. Not to be used in advanced illness except as a small portion of a larger formula - then it can be quite helpful.
This article discusses properties of "Yang" herbs and why those who are weak need to balance with "Yin" herbs. "Yang" herbs tend to have force and "Yin" herbs nourish and calm.
. . . Astragalus also excites the central nervous system . . . .
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The author above does not suggest what to balance it with. Do you have any cordyceps on hand? Magnesium? Fish oil?
Any of those can help calm the nervous system. Cordyceps is a "Yin" herb and nourishes the adrenals, so might help calm the anxiety you are experiencing.
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