What foods should not be eaten after taking American ginseng

American ginseng is what people commonly call Western ginseng. It has extremely high medicinal value and also has therapeutic effects. In addition to being used as medicine, American ginseng can also be used in diet. Food incompatibility is common. There are many foods that you cannot eat after eating American ginseng, such as radish and strong tea, which are incompatible foods with American ginseng.

1. Do not drink strong tea while taking the medicine, because tea contains a lot of tannic acid, which will destroy the effective ingredients in American ginseng. You must drink tea 2 to 3 days after taking American ginseng. It is also best not to drink coffee, which also has a certain effect on the effect of American ginseng.

2. Cannot be taken with radish. American ginseng is for replenishing qi (warming and replenishing vital energy), while white radish is for draining qi (clearing away heat, detoxifying, cooling, etc.). The two foods are contradictory. Not only can they not be eaten from a nutritional point of view, but the two foods are incompatible, which can easily cause allergic reactions or even poisoning. Moreover, from the perspective of Chinese medicine pharmacology, white radish cannot be eaten with American ginseng, and it is incompatible with many supplements. Sometimes eating white radish when you are sick will greatly aggravate the condition, such as when you have a cold or blisters.

3. Be alert to adverse reactions: Some people will experience chills, decreased body temperature, loss of appetite, abdominal pain and diarrhea after taking American ginseng; some will experience dysmenorrhea and delayed menstruation; others will have allergic reactions, with scattered blisters of varying sizes appearing on the upper and lower limbs and abnormal itching. After stopping the medication, the blisters will be absorbed and disappear on their own.

4. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that American ginseng is a cooling medicine that is good for replenishing qi and nourishing yin. If you have heat symptoms in your body, such as dry mouth and irritability, hot palms, red face, and frequent fatigue and weakness, using American ginseng supplements can achieve the purpose of conditioning. On the contrary, if you have a cough with phlegm, excessive saliva, or edema, you should avoid taking American ginseng, otherwise it will aggravate your condition. In addition, "do not supplement unless you are deficient." If you are not feeling unwell, you should not take American ginseng lozenges frequently.