Matters needing attention in using American ginseng
1, don't drink strong tea while taking it, because tea contains a lot of tannic acid, which will destroy the effective components in American ginseng. You must drink tea after taking American ginseng for 2 ~ 3 days, and it is best not to drink coffee. Coffee also has a certain impact on the effect of American ginseng; 2, can not be taken with radish. American ginseng is for invigorating qi (warming and invigorating vitality), while white radish is discouraged (clearing away heat and toxic materials, cooling and so on). The two foods are contradictory, not only can't be eaten from a nutritional point of view, but also they are compatible with each other, and are prone to allergic reactions and even poisoning. Moreover, from the pharmacology of traditional Chinese medicine, white radish can't be eaten with American ginseng, but also with many supplements. Sometimes eating white radish when you are sick will greatly aggravate your condition, such as catching a cold or blistering. 3, beware of adverse reactions: some people will have chills, hypothermia, loss of appetite, abdominal pain and diarrhea after taking American ginseng; Some will have dysmenorrhea and menstrual delay; Others will have allergic reactions, with scattered blisters of different sizes on the upper and lower limbs and abnormal itching. After stopping the drug, the blisters can be absorbed and subsided by themselves. 4, Chinese medicine believes that American ginseng is a cold medicine, and it is appropriate to replenish qi and nourish yin. If the body has fever, such as dry mouth, irritability, hot palms, red face and frequent fatigue and weakness, the use of American ginseng supplements can achieve the purpose of recuperation. On the other hand, if you cough with phlegm, saliva or edema, you should avoid taking American ginseng, otherwise it will aggravate your condition. In addition, "don't make up for it." If you are not unwell, you should not take American ginseng buccal tablets regularly. 5, in addition, American ginseng is not conducive to dampness, and seasonality should be considered when taking it. The climate in spring and summer is dry, so it is more suitable to take American ginseng, but not ginseng or red ginseng. And autumn and winter festivals are more suitable for taking ginseng. 6. American ginseng contains an ingredient called ginsenoside, which has the effect of improving human resistance. Therefore, people with weak physique, such as the elderly and seriously ill people, can play a certain role in strengthening their physique by taking American ginseng often; And some people with chronic diseases, such as those with chronic hepatitis B, taking American ginseng will also be beneficial to the control and improvement of the disease; For those with intestinal heat and bloody stool, according to the records of "Lei Ju Yao Fang", western countries participate in steaming longan meat together, which has the effect of clearing intestines and stopping bleeding.
Question 2: Who can eat American ginseng and the difference in efficacy between American ginseng and American ginseng? When it comes to drugs for invigorating qi, people often think of ginseng. In fact, in addition to ginseng, there are different kinds of ginseng, such as American ginseng, Codonopsis pilosula and Pseudostellaria heterophylla, all of which have the function of invigorating qi, but they are different in use. Ginseng is warm in nature, which can not only replenish the qi of spleen and lung, but also greatly replenish the vitality. It is a good medicine for those who have recovered from a serious illness and are weak for a long time and prefer qi deficiency. This kind of people often show fear of cold, palpitation and shortness of breath after activities, dizziness, love sweating, loose stool, low blood pressure, weak pulse and so on. As a warm tonic, ginseng should strictly grasp the indications in its use. People with high blood pressure, history of cerebral hemorrhage, dry mouth, easy to get angry, reddish complexion and dry stool should not take it. Although some people are weak in constitution, they are prone to yin deficiency, such as fever in hands and feet, dry eyes, tinnitus, backache, and less urine. You can't use ginseng alone to avoid adding fuel to the fire. Ginseng can be stewed separately for a long time; You can also chew it, taking 2-3 tablets in your mouth, which can benefit qi, promote fluid production and refresh yourself; You can also cut it into thin slices and flush it instead of tea. Codonopsis pilosula and Pseudostellaria heterophylla have similar effects to ginseng, but their strength is slightly weaker. It should be noted that ginseng can't be used with drugs and foods that break qi, such as radish, so as not to affect the efficacy; It is not advisable to drink tea at the same time, because tannic acid in tea will affect drug absorption; In addition, it should not be combined with traditional Chinese medicines such as Veratrum nigrum and Trogopterori. American ginseng is cold, besides invigorating qi and promoting fluid production, it can also clear away fire, nourish the stomach and benefit the lungs, and will not cause problems such as "getting angry" and rising blood pressure. But it is a drug after all, and it is not suitable for everyone. Panax quinquefolium is suitable for those who have the above-mentioned symptoms of qi deficiency and are accompanied by body fluid injury or internal heat due to yin deficiency, such as those with red face, dry mouth, upset and insomnia. American ginseng can clear away fire, so it is not suitable to use American ginseng as a health care product for those with deficiency of spleen and stomach, loose stool, impotence in men, premature ejaculation, nocturnal emission, indifference in women, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea and excessive vaginal discharge, so as not to further damage the yang and aggravate the condition.
Question 3: Who is suitable for American ginseng? Medication is not based on age, but mainly on symptoms.
Indications and contraindications of American ginseng
On holidays, people always take some gifts when visiting relatives and friends and visiting patients. American ginseng, as a blindly tonic medicine for invigorating qi and nourishing yin, is naturally the popular choice. However, since American ginseng is a medicine, it has its indications and contraindications, which I am afraid most people still don't understand.
? Modern clinical pharmaceutical research shows that American ginseng can be used in the following situations: (1) cough with little phlegm or blood in phlegm caused by lung and kidney yin deficiency and excessive fire, and it is often used with Ophiopogon japonicus, Asparagus, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Fritillaria, Colla Corii Asini and other traditional Chinese medicines for nourishing yin and moistening lung, clearing away heat and resolving phlegm to enhance the drug effect; (2) symptoms such as tiredness and thirst caused by exogenous fever or internal injury for a long time; (3) thirst caused by internal heat and body fluid deficiency; (4) Diarrhea caused by intestinal heat and fluid deficiency; (5) Adverse reactions caused by radiotherapy or chemotherapy in cancer patients. For example, patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma can take 3 grams of American ginseng, one dose a day, starting two weeks before radiotherapy until the radiotherapy is finished, which has a good effect on preventing and treating symptoms such as dry throat and poor appetite caused by radiotherapy; (6) Patients with hypertension, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, etc., especially those with prominent symptoms such as irritability, sultry and thirst caused by heart disease; (7) It regulates the balance of central nervous system, and has certain anti-fatigue and anti-hypoxia effects.
? Years of experience have proved that the abuse of American ginseng will be harmful. Feel the exterior evil, and it is not suitable for those who are not exhausted with damp heat; Do not use it if the yang is weak, the stomach is cold and damp, or the constitution is deficient and cold. Therefore, it is necessary to prevent two kinds of abuse tendencies: the first is to blindly use it for various patients. Clinical research shows that the use of American ginseng and its preparations in patients with chronic hepatitis B is not only not conducive to the rehabilitation of the disease, but also aggravates the condition and delays it; Another example is that many patients with malignant tumors use American ginseng and its preparations after surgery or radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and some even use it in large quantities for a long time in order to recover as soon as possible, which often backfires. Practice has proved that American ginseng can only be used symptomatically when patients have obvious symptoms of lung and stomach yin deficiency after surgery or radiotherapy and chemotherapy, so as to give full play to the practical effect of American ginseng. It can be seen that American ginseng is not suitable for any patient. The second is to use American ginseng as food. Because American ginseng has certain anti-fatigue, anti-hypoxia or refreshing effects, many people carry American ginseng or its preparations with them in daily life for anti-fatigue. As everyone knows, American ginseng is also a kind of medicine, and you can't eat it if you want.
? According to relevant data, about 70% of busy modern people are in sub-health state, and the main feature of sub-health is fatigue, so isn't it right to use American ginseng to fight fatigue? Actually, it is not, because fatigue is a manifestation of the relative imbalance of qi, blood, yin and yang in the human body, and it needs comprehensive adjustment in many aspects through mental adjustment, balanced nutrition, and work and rest time, which is not a problem that can be solved by taking American ginseng. Moreover, in many cases, American ginseng is not suitable for anti-fatigue, because American ginseng is only a traditional Chinese medicine for nourishing yin and invigorating qi, not a panacea.
Question 4: Who is suitable for American ginseng? Health care effect of American ginseng
Health care effect: American ginseng is also called American ginseng, American ginseng, etc. Originated in the United States and Canada, it is a valuable health care drug, which was the earliest clinical application in China and has been used for more than 300 years. As early as the 33rd year of Qing Emperor Kangxi, it has been recorded in Supplement to Materia Medica and the 30th year of Qing Emperor Qianlong's compendium of Materia Medica. "Medicinal Property Examination" states that "foreign ginseng is like the white-skinned diced ginseng of Liaoshen, which tastes like ginseng, only cold and bitter; Tonifying yin and reducing fever, ginger is beneficial to strengthen the body and qi. " For example, the two meridians of lung and stomach have the functions of nourishing lung yin, clearing fire and generating body fluid. The Record of Western Participation in Medical Care states that "American ginseng is cool and tonic, and anyone who uses ginseng but is not warmed by ginseng can replace it". American ginseng was included in the supplement to the Supplement to Materia Medica written by Wang Ang, a medical scientist in the Qing Dynasty, saying that it is "cool in nature, bitter in taste, sweet and thick, thin in gas, suitable for those who tonify lung and reduce fire, produce body fluid, remove tiredness and deficiency and have fire". American ginseng was originally a wild product. Because of its scarcity and high price, it was equivalent to or even exceeded the price of gold at that time and was called "green gold". The research of traditional Chinese medicine has proved that American ginseng has a better curative effect on the "civilized diseases" in modern society-hypertension. Can be used for treating heart diseases such as myocardial dystrophy, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, etc., and is especially suitable for improving dysphoria, sweltering heat and thirst caused by heart diseases.
Modern medicine has proved that American ginseng has pharmacological effects such as improving physical and mental labor ability, reducing fatigue and regulating central nervous system. It has good curative effect on heart diseases such as hypertension, myocardial dystrophy, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, etc., and is especially suitable for improving irritability, sultry and thirst caused by heart diseases, and can alleviate the adverse reactions caused by radiotherapy and chemotherapy for cancer patients, such as dry throat, nausea, emaciation, leukopenia, poor appetite and atrophy of salivary glands, and can change the stress state of the body and reduce the atrophy of thymus and lymph glands.
Clinical aspects of traditional Chinese medicine: it can be used to treat cough, lung wilting, fatigue due to deficiency heat, thirst, stomach fire and toothache, etc. At the same time, it can also be used to treat neurasthenia and autonomic nerve disorder, pleurisy, infectious polyneuritis and the recovery period of Japanese encephalitis and other acute infectious diseases, or it can be compatible with other traditional Chinese medicines, which has a good curative effect.
Pharmacological effects: The pharmacological activities of Panax quinquefolium L. are various and have two-way regulating effects. In recent years, the research results of Chinese and foreign scholars have proved that the main pharmacodynamics of Panax quinquefolium L. can be summarized as follows:
1. For the central nervous system, it has sedative, learning and memory enhancing, nerve growth promoting, anticonvulsant, analgesic and antipyretic effects, and is suitable for neurasthenia, psychosis, hypomnesia and senile diseases.
2. For cardiovascular system, it has antiarrhythmia, myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury, and is suitable for arrhythmia, coronary heart disease, acute myocardial infarction, cerebral thrombosis, coronary artery bypass surgery, etc.
3. For the blood system, it has the functions of anti-hemolysis, hemostasis, reducing blood coagulation, inhibiting platelet aggregation, regulating blood lipid, anti-atherosclerosis and lowering blood sugar, and is suitable for hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, senile diseases, diabetes and other diseases;
4. It has the functions of anti-fatigue, anti-hypoxia-ischemia, anti-shock, anti-thirst, anti-high and low temperature and various chemical factors, and is suitable for all kinds of shock; Chang 5. For the immune system, it has the functions of reducing lipid peroxide and malondialdehyde, enhancing SOD activity, inhibiting lymphocyte transformation, spleen weight, etc., and is suitable for senile diseases and cancer;
6. For endocrine system, it acts on pituitary-adrenal cortex system (ACTH-like) and pituitary-gonad system, promoting serum protein synthesis, bone marrow protein synthesis, organ protein synthesis, brain protein synthesis and fat synthesis, hepatocyte protein (RNA polymerase) synthesis, fat metabolism and sugar metabolism, etc., and is suitable for senile diseases, sexual hypofunction, anemia and cancer.
7. For the urinary system, it has antidiuretic effect and is suitable for Addison's disease and senile diseases;
8. For tumors and viruses, it can inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells, herpes simplex and other viruses, and is suitable for various cancers and viral diseases.
Ginseng lean meat porridge
Ingredients: American ginseng10g slice, 250g lean meat and 250g white rice.
Practice: Boil the water in a saucepan, add the washed rice and simmer for about 5 minutes. Add lean meat and American ginseng, and then simmer. Cook for half an hour, then take out the lean meat, tear it into shredded pork by hand and put it in the pot for about half an hour.
Chicken with ginseng and fragrant princess
Ingredients: fresh chicken 1 weighing only about 2 kg. Marinade: American ginseng 1 0g (minced with a blender), ginger paste1teaspoon, salt, sugar, ginger juice, wine and Hu ... > >
Question 5: which groups of people are not suitable for eating American ginseng? Chinese medicine believes that people with insufficient yang and cold and dampness in the stomach should avoid taking it.
For example, pale face, swollen face, chills, slow heartbeat, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain and bloating, thin stool and white and greasy tongue coating are all forbidden to use American ginseng.
Children with developmental retardation and indigestion should not take American ginseng.
People with cold, cough or acute infection with damp heat should not take American ginseng.
Afraid of cold, it belongs to physical deficiency and cold, and it is not suitable for taking American ginseng. "
The advantage of American ginseng is that it can replenish qi and does not produce heat, but it is not suitable for everyone. It is inevitable that people with excessive dosage or deficiency and cold will have nosebleeds after eating it.
In addition, people with fever and constipation in the body should not take American ginseng.
Suitable for people with deficiency of qi and yin, such as asthenia, dry mouth and thirst; Dry throat, dry cough and other lung yin deficiency; Hot flashes in the afternoon, chronic cough and other yin deficiency.
Question 6: Who is suitable for American ginseng? Although American ginseng has a good nourishing effect, it is not suitable for everyone to take it, nor does it immediately improve immunity once it is eaten. It takes a process from taking it to having an effect in the body. Although American ginseng is suitable for a wide range of people, it will be counterproductive if the medicine is not symptomatic. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that American ginseng is a cold medicine, so it should replenish qi and nourish yin. If the body has fever, such as dry mouth, irritability, hot palms, red face and frequent fatigue and weakness, the use of American ginseng supplements can achieve the purpose of recuperation. On the other hand, if you cough with phlegm, saliva or edema, you should avoid taking American ginseng, otherwise it will aggravate your condition. In addition, "don't make up for it." If you are not unwell, you should not take American ginseng buccal tablets regularly. In addition, American ginseng is not conducive to dampness, and seasonality should be considered when taking it. The climate in spring and summer is dry, so it is more suitable to take American ginseng, but not ginseng or red ginseng. And autumn and winter festivals are more suitable for taking ginseng. Panax quinquefolium contains a component called ginsenoside, which has the function of improving human resistance. Therefore, people with weak physique, such as the elderly and seriously ill people, can play a certain role in strengthening their physique by taking American ginseng often; And some people with chronic diseases, such as those with chronic hepatitis B, taking American ginseng will also be beneficial to the control and improvement of the disease; For those with intestinal heat and bloody stool, according to the records of "Lei Ju Yao Fang", western countries participate in steaming longan meat together, which has the effect of clearing intestines and stopping bleeding. Compared with ginseng, American ginseng is much milder in invigorating qi, and it is not as warm and dry as ginseng, so there is no special requirement on the quantity. It contains 4 ~ 6 tablets a day, which is equivalent to no more than 5g of crude drugs, and generally does not produce side effects. In the way of eating, we should pay attention to: it is best not to take it with strong tea or coffee, so as not to reduce the efficacy; Be sure to drink plenty of water; Do not take it together with other drugs. In addition, some people with stomach cold and dampness should not take it.
Question 7: Side effects of American ginseng and who can't eat American ginseng. People who are cold should not eat American ginseng, and pregnant women and children under 12 should not eat American ginseng. As long as they are not cold, people and pregnant women and children can eat American ginseng often. Eating American ginseng often has many benefits for human body, such as promoting blood circulation and invigorating qi, improving immunity, nourishing yin and promoting fluid production, refreshing themselves and improving memory. I eat Changhong's American ginseng, and I soak it in water with 3 grams every morning and evening. Drinking it often is really good for my health.
Question 8: Who is suitable for drinking American ginseng? Ginseng is suitable for the following people:
1, qi deficiency, weak lung, easy fatigue and thirst.
2, the virtual fire rises, and the heat is irritated.
3, upset insomnia, neurasthenia.
4. Chronic cough due to lung qi and discomfort caused by excessive alcohol and tobacco, such as dry mouth, sore throat and hoarse voice.
Question 9: What kind of people is American ginseng suitable for drinking? First of all, you should find out the efficacy of American ginseng, and then you should know which situation is not suitable for drinking American ginseng. After you find out, you will know whether it is suitable for drinking. And there are different kinds of American ginseng.
American ginseng is cool and tonic, nourishing yin and reducing fire; Korean ginseng is warm and tonic, benefiting qi and helping fire. Therefore, when drinking ginseng tea, you should first choose according to your own physique.
Korean ginseng can be divided into white ginseng and red ginseng, and those with spleen deficiency and excessive fire should use white ginseng, because "raw gas is cool, slightly bitter and nourishing yin"; People with spleen deficiency and lung timidity should use red ginseng, "cooked with temperature, sweet and nourishing yang". Generally speaking, Korean ginseng tea is more suitable for elderly people with obvious symptoms of qi deficiency, which can strengthen their physique and enhance their immunity. But when you have a cold or sore throat, drinking Korean ginseng tea will be too hot.
In contrast, American ginseng is bitter, slightly sweet, cool and not easy to get angry. Indications are chronic cough due to lung deficiency, or hemoptysis, dry throat and thirst, fatigue due to deficiency heat, physical weakness in the elderly, lack of energy and other symptoms. People who love to cough often drink American ginseng tea to replenish qi and nourish yin, promote fluid production and quench thirst.
In short, no matter what kind of ginseng it is, it is usually suitable for patients with qi deficiency, that is, people who are often sweating, tired and prone to colds. If they are patients with excess heat who usually fall in love with fire, they should not drink any kind of ginseng tea. Even normal people should only drink a cup of ginseng tea when they are overworked and feel qi deficiency. One cup is about 500 ml, and the dosage of ginseng is 3 grams. People with qi deficiency usually drink it once every two or three days, but they can't drink it every day, and they can't keep rushing ginseng slices back and forth as tea. If you feel chest tightness, irritability, or skin fever and itching, insomnia accompanied by bleeding symptoms after taking a large dose of ginseng for a long time, it is a manifestation of "ginseng poisoning", and you must stop using it immediately. After the symptoms completely disappear, you can resume taking a small dose as appropriate.
The above is about the types and different functions of American ginseng, and some situations that are not suitable for taking American ginseng. As long as you figure it out, you can understand who and when to drink. Actually it's very simple.