Ginseng is a common soup material for people in autumn and winter. Many people think that ginseng is a mild tonic Chinese medicine, which is suitable for anyone with lean meat and chicken soup, but it is not.

There are many kinds of ginseng, such as red ginseng, Korean ginseng, American ginseng, adenophora root and codonopsis pilosula. These three kinds of ginseng have their own characteristics and are suitable for people with different constitutions.

Adenophora adenophora is suitable for people with yin deficiency constitution, but not for people with yang deficiency, and the effect will be just the opposite.

Korean ginseng is suitable for people with yang deficiency and qi deficiency, but not for people with yin deficiency.

Codonopsis pilosula is suitable for people with heavy S-qi, but not suitable for people with yang deficiency.

American ginseng is cold, which has a certain effect on deficiency fire, but people with particularly severe yang deficiency are not suitable for western ginseng. Red ginseng should be used, or red ginseng should be used together with American ginseng.

For those who are deficient in constitution, red ginseng is used together with American ginseng.

2. Ophiopogon japonicus

Ophiopogon japonicus is another commonly used Chinese herbal medicine for soup making. Ophiopogon japonicus and Radix Adenophorae lean broth is a standing soup for many families, which can moisten the lungs and relieve cough. If people with spleen and stomach deficiency and yang deficiency drink it, the original stomach will be uncomfortable, dry mouth and polydipsia, dry stool and other diseases will be more serious. Therefore, Ophiopogon japonicus is sweet and slightly cold, which is more suitable for people with yin deficiency, while people with spleen and stomach deficiency and yang deficiency will aggravate their illness if they eat Ophiopogon japonicus.

3. Polygonatum odoratum.

Polygonatum odoratum is peaceful, nourishing yin, promoting fluid production, and treating lung and stomach heat without being greasy, especially for autumn and winter in the south. Yuzhubao chicken soup is a traditional Chinese medicine soup that families often drink.

Those with phlegm-dampness and qi stagnation in the stomach should avoid taking it for those with yin deficiency and internal cold.