Ginseng
Korean ginseng is also known as Korean Red Ginseng and Bei Zhi Ginseng, it is the root of the plant ginseng with rootstock of the family of Ginseng, which is processed and steamed. It is the root of ginseng with rhizome in the family of Ginseng, which is processed and steamed, and has the effect of replenishing vital energy, generating fluids and tranquilizing the mind, and is suitable for those who have palpitations and insomnia, those who are weak, and those who are suffering from heart failure and cardiogenic shock.
Xiyangshen
Xiyangshen is a perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Ginseng, also known as American ginseng, American ginseng, Western ginseng, etc. It is native to Quebec, Canada and Wisconsin, U.S.A. It has the function of tonifying qi and nourishing yin, clearing heat and generating fluids and is suitable for people who suffer from deficiency of qi and yin, internal heat, coughing with asthma and phlegm and blood, heatiness and fatigue, thirst, and dryness of the mouth and throat.
The difference between Korean ginseng and American ginseng
1, flavor and meridian: American ginseng is sweet, bitter and cool in nature, which belongs to the meridian of heart, lung and kidney, while Korean ginseng is sweet, slightly bitter and warm, which belongs to the meridian of lung, spleen and heart.
2, origin and environment: American ginseng is produced in Canada's Quebec, Wisconsin in the United States, China's Beijing Huairou and Changbai Mountain, etc., while Korean ginseng has only two authentic origins in the strict sense of the word, namely, North Korea and South Korea, and the rest of them are imitations.
3, functional role: American ginseng has the function of replenishing qi and nourishing yin, clearing heat and generating fluids, and is used for qi deficiency and yin deficiency, internal heat, coughing, phlegm and blood, deficiency heat and tiredness, thirst, dry mouth and throat, and so on.
Kauri ginseng has the functions of tonifying the vital energy, nourishing and strengthening, generating fluid and quenching thirst, and tranquilizing the mind and benefiting the intellect, etc. It is suitable for those who suffer from palpitations and insomnia, those who are weak in body, cardiac failure, cardiogenic shock, and so on.
4, the medicinal properties are different: American ginseng is cool in nature, mainly nourishes yin and clears heat, refreshes the spirit and anti-fatigue, and strengthens the immunity for those who are weak in qi and yin.
Korean ginseng is hot, mainly to replenish blood, cold hands and feet, cold and weak people can be appropriate to take.