Taste
Cool in nature, sweet and slightly bitter in flavor.
Functions
To replenish qi and nourish yin, clearing heat and generating fluids. It is used in treating deficiency of qi and yin, internal heat, coughing, asthma, phlegm and blood, deficiency heat and tiredness, thirst, dry mouth and throat. Dosage: 3~6g. Benefiting lung yin, clearing deficiency fire, generating fluid and quenching thirst. Treating lung deficiency and prolonged coughing, blood loss, dry throat and thirst, deficiency heat and tiredness.
Formulas for heat illnesses that injure yin, thirst, dry mouth and throat: with Dendrobium, Maitake, Sha Shen. Yin deficiency, blood deficiency, weakness: with Angelica sinensis, Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Radix Paeoniae Lactiflorae. Single-flavored formula (Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1979, (4): 29): It is mainly used for treating patients with tumors (e.g. nasopharyngeal carcinoma) who suffer from dry throat, nausea, lethargy, poor appetite, decrease in white blood cells and other adverse reactions in the process of receiving radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Take 3-9g of American ginseng in water every day. Start 2 weeks before radiotherapy until the end of radiotherapy. In the formula, American ginseng benefits qi, nourishes yin and generates fluids. Single-flavored formula (Guangdong Provincial Drug Standard): It is mainly used for treating lung deficiency and cough, dryness of mouth and throat, hot flashes and night sweating, kidney deficiency and dizziness, liver deficiency and anemia, deficiency of middle qi, and weakness of spleen and stomach. Take 500g of American ginseng, grind it into fine powder, put it into hard capsule and make 1000 capsules, each capsule is 0.5g. Take 2 capsules each time, 2 times a day. Avoid eating radish during the period of taking medicine. The formula of American ginseng tonifies and strengthens, nourishes yin and generates fluids. Enhance the function of central nervous system
The saponins in Radix Panax Ginseng can effectively enhance the central nervous system, achieve the effects of meditation, eliminate fatigue, enhance memory, etc. It can be applied to insomnia, irritability, memory loss and dementia.
Protection of cardiovascular system
Regular use of American ginseng can resist arrhythmia, myocardial ischemia, myocardial oxidation, strengthen myocardial contraction ability, coronary heart disease patients with symptoms of deficiency of qi and yin, panic and shortness of breath can be a long term use of American ginseng, with remarkable effect. The efficacy of American ginseng also lies in its ability to regulate blood pressure, which can effectively reduce both temporary and persistent blood pressure, and help the recovery of hypertension, arrhythmia, coronary heart disease, acute myocardial infarction, cerebral thrombosis and other diseases.
Improve immunity
As the preferred herb for qi supplementation and health care, American ginseng can promote serum protein synthesis, bone marrow protein synthesis, organ protein synthesis, etc., improve immunity of the body, inhibit the growth of cancer cells, and effectively resist cancer.
Promoting blood vitality
Taking Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng for a long time can reduce blood coagulation, inhibit platelet aggregation, resist atherosclerosis and promote the growth of red blood cells and increase blood pigment.
Treatment of diabetes
Xiyangshen can lower blood sugar, regulate insulin secretion, promote glucose metabolism and fat metabolism, and has a certain auxiliary effect on the treatment of diabetes.
To tonify the lungs, lower the fire, nourish the stomach and promote the production of fluids
Western ginseng is cold in nature, bitter and slightly sweet in taste, and belongs to the heart, lungs and kidneys meridians, which is effective in tonifying the lungs, lowering the fire and promoting the production of fluids in the stomach and promoting the production of fluids. 1, containing the method
The American ginseng will be placed in a casserole and steamed with water to soften it, then cut into thin slices and put in a clean glass bottle or porcelain bottle. Take 2~4 slices before breakfast and after dinner every day, chew and swallow.
2, powder method
The American ginseng research into a fine powder, each time to use 5g of ginseng powder in a cup, punch into the boiling water with a lid for about 5 minutes to drink, can be repeated several times until tasteless.
3. Stewing method
Slice American ginseng, take 2~5g of ginseng daily and put it into a ceramic bowl, add appropriate amount of water to soak for 3~5 hours. Cover the mouth of the bowl, then place the bowl in a pot, steam and stew for 20 to 30 minutes, half an hour before breakfast.
4, steaming method
Drying the American ginseng with a small fire, research into fine powder, each time to take 5g, an egg into the mix, steamed and taken.
5. Cooking method
Cut American ginseng into thin slices, and put about 10g*** into cooking each time when making vegetable soup.
6, soaking method
With American ginseng 30g placed in a clean vessel, soaked with 500g of rice wine, sealed 7 days later to take, twice a day, each time on an empty stomach to drink 20 ml. When the wine is finished, take the ginseng and eat it after the flavor fades.
7, cooking method
Slice the American ginseng, take 3g into a casserole, add the right amount of water, and cook on a gentle fire for about 10 minutes. Take advantage of the empty stomach before breakfast, the ginseng slices and ginseng soup together to serve. 1. Avoid drinking tea.
Because tea contains a lot of tannic acid, which will destroy the active ingredients in American ginseng, you must take American ginseng 2 to 3 days before you can drink tea, and it is also best not to drink coffee, which also has a certain effect on the effect of American ginseng.
2, avoid eating radish within 24 hours.
The American ginseng is a tonic (warming the vital energy), white radish is draining the gas (clearing heat and detoxification, cooling, etc.), the two kinds of food are self-contradictory, not only from the nutritional point of view can not be eaten, but also the two kinds of food is the phase of the g, easy to start allergic reactions and even toxicity, but also from the Chinese medicine of the pharmacological point of view, the white radish can not only be eaten together with the American ginseng, and many tonic are phase of the g, a little bit of time to eat the sick! The white radish will also greatly aggravate the condition, such as colds or blisters.
3, alert to adverse reactions.
Some people take American ginseng, there will be cold, body temperature drop, loss of appetite, abdominal pain and diarrhea; some will also occur dysmenorrhea and delayed menstruation; there will be allergic reactions, upper and lower extremities show scattered blisters of varying sizes, itching abnormal, stop the drug, blisters can be absorbed by themselves to subside.
4. According to Chinese medicine, American ginseng is a cool medicine, which is suitable for tonifying qi and nourishing yin.
If the body has heat symptoms, such as dry and irritable mouth, hot palms, reddish color, and frequent fatigue, the use of American ginseng tonic can achieve the purpose of nourishment. On the contrary, if you have cough with phlegm, saliva or edema, you should avoid taking American ginseng, otherwise it will aggravate your condition. In addition, "do not take tonic if you are not weak". If there is no physical discomfort, it is not advisable to take American ginseng tablets regularly.
5, American ginseng is not conducive to dampness, and seasonality should be considered when taking it.
Spring and summer climate is dry, suitable for taking American ginseng, should not take ginseng or red ginseng; and fall and winter seasons are more suitable for taking ginseng. Although American ginseng has a very good tonic effect, it is not suitable for everyone to take, if the medicine is not right, it is likely to have the opposite effect.
1, American ginseng belongs to the cool medicine, it is suitable for tonifying qi and nourishing yin.
If the body has heat symptoms, such as dry and irritable mouth, hot palms, red face, and frequent fatigue, the use of American ginseng tonic can achieve the purpose of nourishment. On the contrary, if you have cough with phlegm, saliva or edema, you should avoid taking American ginseng tonic to avoid aggravation of the condition.
2. "Do not take ginseng if you are not sick", if your body is not sick, you should not take ginseng regularly.
Xiyangshen is not good for dampness, and seasonality should be considered when taking it. Spring and summer climate is dry, more suitable for taking American ginseng, should not take ginseng or red ginseng, while the fall and winter seasons are more appropriate to take ginseng.