1, American ginseng is sweet, slightly bitter, cool in nature, and enters the heart, lungs and kidneys. American ginseng has the functions of benefiting lung and nourishing yin, clearing away deficiency fire, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst.
2. Feeling irritable in daily life, sore throat, aphonia, anorexia (poor appetite), excessive alcohol and tobacco. Especially in summer, American ginseng is most suitable for treating children's deficiency-heat, irritability and loss of appetite.
3. The medicinal properties of American ginseng are similar to those of ginseng, but they are not the same. Ginseng nourishes qi and helps fire, while American ginseng nourishes yin and reduces fire. Therefore, American ginseng is the most suitable for cough and shortness of breath caused by lung yin deficiency and dry throat and thirst caused by stomach dryness and body fluid injury.
4. American ginseng can cure deficiency syndrome: American ginseng can cure cough, lung wilting, asthenic heat, burnout, thirst, stomach fire, toothache and so on. At the same time, it can also be used to treat neurasthenia, autonomic nervous disorder, pleurisy, infectious polyneuritis, Japanese encephalitis and other acute infectious diseases in the recovery period, or be compatible with other Chinese medicines, with good curative effect.
5, American ginseng promotes blood vitality: long-term use of American ginseng can reduce blood coagulation, inhibit platelet aggregation, anti-atherosclerosis, promote red blood cell growth, and increase blood color.
Edible method of American ginseng
1. American ginseng stew method: slice American ginseng, put 2-5g into a porcelain bowl every day, soak in proper amount of water for 3-5h, cover the bowl, then put the base into a pot, steam for 20-30min, and take it half an hour before breakfast.
2. Cooking and eating method of American ginseng: Slice American ginseng, take 3g, put it in a casserole, add appropriate amount of water, and cook it with slow fire for about10min. Take ginseng slices and ginseng soup on an empty stomach before meals.
3. steaming method of American ginseng: dry American ginseng with small fire, grind it into fine powder, take 5g each time, mix it with 1 egg, and take it after steaming.
4. American ginseng wrapping method: put American ginseng in a casserole, steam it with water, then cut it into thin slices, put it in a clean small glass bottle or a small magnetic bottle, take 2-4 tablets before breakfast and after dinner every day, chew it carefully and swallow it.
5, American ginseng with jujube method: take 20 grams of fresh American ginseng, 5 jujubes, add appropriate amount of water, stew adult ginseng jujube soup, take it every morning on an empty stomach and before going to bed at night.
6. Oral administration of American ginseng: dry American ginseng with small fire, grind it into fine powder, put 5 grams in a cup each time, add a little honey, take it with boiling water, cover it for 5 minutes, and take it several times, preferably on an empty stomach.