Who should not eat raw sun-dried ginseng?

Many of you may have consumed raw sun-dried ginseng as a tonic, but you don’t know its main consumer groups and pharmacological effects, which leads to the problem of many friends using tonics indiscriminately. As for the medicinal material raw sun-dried ginseng, it is mainly used to replenish vital energy, but for those with yin deficiency, you cannot eat it. And who are the people who are not suitable for eating raw sun-dried ginseng? Let us introduce to you the medicinal effects of raw sun-dried ginseng and the people who can eat it.

Raw sun-dried ginseng is warm in nature and can greatly replenish vital energy, nourish the spleen and benefit the lungs. It is not suitable for people with Yin deficiency. People with Yin deficiency often suffer from dry mouth, night sweats, dry and red lips, etc. When raw sun-dried ginseng is processed, the effective ingredients and volatile oils contained in the ginseng body are lost less, and its medicinal effect is milder than that of white ginseng. Raw sun-dried ginseng is suitable for those with insufficient qi and yin, while red ginseng is suitable for those with long-term illness, weak body, and those with excessive yin and insufficient yang. In many places in southern my country, people like to take raw sun-dried ginseng, or advocate using red ginseng for tonic in autumn and winter, and using raw sun-dried ginseng for tonic in spring and summer. Some people also advocate that those with better physical constitutions should use raw sun-dried ginseng as a tonic, while those with weak physical constitutions should use red ginseng as a tonic. Red ginseng is often used in medicine to treat collapse or for tonic.

Ginseng is suitable for people with insufficient qi and blood or those who are weak. In fact, ordinary people are not suitable for eating ginseng. Ginseng has the effect of replenishing vital energy. In traditional Chinese medicine, excess qi is fire. Ordinary people are prone to nosebleeds if they replenish it. So don’t eat casually on weekdays. Children do not need to eat food cooked with tonic Chinese medicinal herbs.

Pharmacological effects

1. Greatly replenish vital energy: suitable for those who suffer from vital energy exhaustion, pale complexion, palpitations, excessive sweating, cold sweat, cold limbs and weak pulse.

2. Nourish the spleen and lungs: can treat spleen and lung qi deficiency. Weak spleen and stomach, fatigue, vomiting and diarrhea; insufficient lung qi, cough, asthma, fatigue, and susceptibility to wind and cold.

3. Producing body fluid and quenching thirst: It is used for thirst due to loss of body fluid, fever and thirst, sweating, fatigue, and weak pulse, which are caused by internal heat and insufficient qi and yin.

4. Soothe the mind and increase intelligence: Mainly used to treat restlessness, insomnia and forgetfulness caused by insufficient Qi and blood.

Raw sun-dried ginseng is suitable for people

1. Suitable for those with poor temper. Symptoms include fatigue, loss of appetite, upper abdominal distension, vomiting and diarrhea;

2. People with Yin deficiency constitution;

3. Thirst and polydipsia due to loss of body fluid;

4. Restlessness, insomnia, dreaminess, palpitations, forgetfulness, etc.;

5. Patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes, cancer, hepatitis, nephritis, etc.

Therefore, not everyone is suitable for eating raw sun-dried ginseng. If those who are not suitable eat it, it will have adverse effects. It depends on the specific group of people to determine whether to eat raw sun-dried ginseng.