American ginseng, also known as American ginseng, is mainly produced in North American countries such as the United States and Canada. American ginseng (American ginseng) is a kind of high-grade health care product, which is suitable for men, women and children. American ginseng has the effects of invigorating qi and nourishing blood, nourishing yin and kidney, invigorating spleen and stomach, delaying aging and caring skin. Modern medical research has proved that American ginseng has the functions of anti-fatigue, anti-aging, anti-shock, improving thinking, improving memory, regulating endocrine, enhancing human immunity and improving cardiovascular function.
Chinese name: American ginseng tablets
Mbth: American ginseng
Main producing areas: USA, Canada, Changbai Mountain, etc.
Category: health care products
Functions: Anti-fatigue, anti-aging and anti-shock.
Basic introduction:
American ginseng, also called American ginseng and American ginseng, is listed as the three best nourishing products in China together with Dendrobium and velvet antler. There are two kinds of American ginseng in China's former market, one is imported from the United States and Canada, and the other is introduced from China.
Main ingredients:
Panax quinquefolium saponins, volatile oil, protein, amino acids, polysaccharides, nucleic acids, peptides, vitamins and trace elements.
How to eat:
Soaking method
The best usage of American ginseng is to slice it, which can be taken alone in water, or it can be decocted and mixed with other medicines, generally within10g per day. Panax quinquefolium tablets are especially suitable for teachers who need to talk for a long time and are prone to shortness of breath and fatigue due to gas consumption. They can refresh themselves and improve their voice.
Cooking and taking method
Slice Radix Panacis Quinquefolii, put 3g into a casserole, add appropriate amount of water, and cook with slow fire for about 10 minutes. Take the ginseng slices and ginseng soup on an empty stomach before meals.
Stewing method
Slice American ginseng, put 2 ~ 5g of it into a porcelain bowl every day, soak it in proper amount of water for 3 ~ 5h, cover the bowl, put it in a pot, steam it for 20 ~ 30min, and take it half an hour before breakfast.
Steaming method
Dry Radix Panacis Quinquefolii with low fire, grind into fine powder, take 5g each time, mix with 1 egg, steam and take it.
Inclusion method
Put American ginseng in a casserole, steam it with water to soften it, then cut it into thin slices, put it in a clean small glass bottle or a small magnetic bottle, take 2 ~ 4 tablets each day before breakfast and after dinner, chew it carefully and swallow it.
Chongfu method
Arch dry American ginseng with low fire, grind it into fine powder, take 5g each time, put it in a cup, add a little honey, and pour it with boiling water. After covering it for 5 minutes, it can be taken in batches, preferably on an empty stomach.
Jujube matching method
Take 20 grams of fresh American ginseng and 5 jujubes, add appropriate amount of water, and stew them into a soup of ginseng and jujube, and take it every morning on an empty stomach and before going to bed at night.
Stewed chicken
Eviscerate the old hen, put 50g of American ginseng into the chicken belly, sew the chicken belly with thread, submerge the chicken body with water, without adding salt, first boil it with strong fire, then stew it with low fire until the chicken is cooked and two thirds of the soup is left. Eat a small bowl of chicken and soup every day.
In addition, it should be noted that during eating American ginseng, do not drink tea, coffee, radish and other foods, so as not to reduce the curative effect.
Therapeutic characteristics
American ginseng contains many kinds of ginsenoside, volatile oil, sterols, polysaccharides, vitamins, amino acids and trace elements, etc. It has sedative and anti-inflammatory effects, can enhance memory, improve myocardial ischemia, reduce blood lipid, inhibit platelet aggregation and improve immune function.
It can be seen that American ginseng is most suitable for patients with deficiency of both qi and yin and fever, and its unique feature is that it is not hot or dry. Anyone who is not suitable for ginseng treatment and heat tonic can use American ginseng. However, it is taboo for those who have yang deficiency constitution such as chills, cold limbs, diarrhea, cold and dampness in the stomach, weakness of spleen yang and greasy and turbid tongue coating.
Efficacy:
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 pharmacological effects of Panax quinquefolium L. can be summarized as follows:
1, Function on central nervous system: It has the functions of calming, enhancing learning and memory, promoting nerve growth, resisting convulsion, labor pains and relieving fever, and is suitable for neurodegeneration, psychosis, hypomnesia and senile diseases.
2. Effect on cardiovascular system: It has the effects of resisting arrhythmia, myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury, and is suitable for arrhythmia, coronary heart disease, acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass surgery, etc.
3. Function on blood system: It has the functions of anti-hemolysis, hemostasis, reducing blood coagulation, inhibiting platelet aggregation, regulating blood lipid, anti-atherosclerosis, lowering blood sugar, etc., and is suitable for hyperlipidemia, arteriosclerosis, senile disease, diabetes, etc.
4. Effect on adaptation: It has the functions of anti-fatigue, anti-ischemia, anti-shock and anti-thirst, and is suitable for all kinds of shock.
5. Function on the immune system: It can promote the transformation of lymphocytes, induce the production of immune factors and enhance the collective immune function, and is suitable for the elderly who are weak and immunocompromised.
6. Effects on endocrine system: It acts on pituitary-adrenal cortex system (ACTH-like) and pituitary-gonad system, promoting the synthesis of serum protein, bone marrow protein, organ protein, brain protein and fat, stem cell protein (RNA polymerase), fat and sugar metabolism, etc. It is suitable for senile diseases, sexual hypofunction, anemia and cancer.
7. For 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.
Function and indications: invigorating qi and nourishing yin, clearing away heat and promoting fluid production. Used for treating qi deficiency and yin deficiency, internal heat, cough, asthma, phlegm and blood, asthenic heat, tiredness, thirst, dry mouth and throat.
Usage and Dosage: Take 3-6 grams a day and stew 5-20 grams each time.
Precautions This product should not be used with Veratrum nigrum.
Store in a cool and dry place.
Use taboos:
The main component of American ginseng tablets is American ginseng. Although American ginseng has unique pharmacological effects, it is considered as "three-point poison" in traditional Chinese medicine, so American ginseng still has certain taboos or matters needing attention in some aspects:
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 the 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 colds or blisters.
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.
During taking American ginseng tablets, we should pay attention to the following points:
1, keep good habits of work and rest, and try to avoid staying up late.
2. Eat less spicy or irritating food.
3. Take an active part in outdoor sports and relax.
4. Don't put too much pressure on yourself and learn to decompress reasonably.
The daily dosage of American ginseng and American ginseng products is 5 grams, so don't take it by yourself.