Ginseng has many effects as medicine. In Shennong Materia Medica Classic, it is considered that ginseng is superior to other medicines, which can "tonify the five internal organs, calm people's mind, calm the soul, stop fright, eliminate evil spirits, improve eyesight, improve intelligence, and prolong life by taking it for a long time".
Li Shizhen also spoke highly of ginseng. In Compendium of Materia Medica, he said that ginseng can "cure all deficiency of men and women", and can relieve "deficiency of yang in lung and stomach, asthma due to lung deficiency, purging pathogenic fire in heart, lungs, spleen and stomach, quenching thirst and producing body fluid", which shows that the effect of ginseng is really very broad.
As far as modern times are concerned, doctors have a very high evaluation of ginseng, and it is difficult to explain all the functions of ginseng in a few words. Today, I will briefly introduce the main functions and applications of ginseng to my friends.
The main efficacy of ginseng as medicine is that it tastes sweet and bitter, and its efficacy is mild. It can enter the meridians of spleen, lung, heart and kidney, and it mainly has the effects of "invigorating primordial energy, invigorating spleen and lung, calming the nerves and improving intelligence, promoting fluid production to quench thirst, invigorating qi and blood, strengthening the body resistance and eliminating evil", which shows that the nourishing effect of ginseng is really good.
The main function of ginseng as medicine 1, ginseng can relieve various debilitating diseases.
Ginseng has the power to greatly replenish vitality. The ancients thought that ginseng was the first essential medicine for invigorating qi and had a good tonic effect on all deficiency diseases. Especially for some serious collapse diseases, ginseng is often used in Chinese medicine to replenish qi and prolong life.
For example, there is a famous prescription in Chinese medicine called "Dushen Decoction", which is taken orally with a large dose of ginseng decoction alone, which can play a very good role in alleviating the collapse and death.
In fact, many doctors now add some ginseng to the prescription when they are treating some collapse diseases, and its effect of tonifying human qi is very good.
2. Ginseng can strengthen the spleen and stomach.
Ginseng has the effects of invigorating the middle energizer, harmonizing the stomach and strengthening the spleen, and it is also very helpful for people with poor spleen and stomach function. Especially for some people with poor spleen and stomach, accompanied by poor digestive function, poor diet, depressed middle qi, spleen failing to control blood, deficiency and cold, etc., some ginseng can be used appropriately to supplement.
In traditional Chinese medicine, ginseng is often used in combination with Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria, Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch, Amomum villosum, Radix Astragali and Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, which is of great help to people with weak spleen and stomach function and spleen deficiency.
3. Ginseng can tonify lung deficiency.
Ginseng is also very effective in tonifying lung qi. For people with insufficient lung qi, frequent use of ginseng also has certain relieving effect.
For example, ginseng can be used to benefit the lung for some people who suffer from chronic cough and lung qi deficiency, and those who suffer from lung and kidney deficiency and qi deficiency.
In ancient times, some people who were prone to cough and asthma due to lung deficiency for a long time, or people who were weak and suffered from tuberculosis, often used ginseng to play the role of invigorating qi and strengthening the body.
4. Ginseng can calm the mind.
Ginseng is also effective in helping others to soothe the nerves, such as some people who are deficient in qi and blood and are prone to dizziness, insomnia, palpitations and dreams; Or people with heart-kidney disharmony accompanied by restlessness, forgetfulness and dreaminess; As well as people who are uneasy and unable to sleep after being frightened, ginseng can be properly used to soothe the nerves.
Of course, the above are only the main effects of ginseng. In fact, there are many effects of ginseng. For example, modern research has found that ginseng has good effects in anti-fatigue, anti-depression, anti-aging, anti-radiation, anti-ischemia, and improving human immunity. These words are difficult to tell clearly. Plus my limited knowledge, I hope I can exchange and learn with my friends in the future.