What are the functions of the traditional Chinese medicine American ginseng?

Everyone knows about ginseng, but do you know American ginseng? What is American ginseng? American ginseng is a perennial herb of the genus Panax in the Araliaceae family. It is also known as American ginseng, foreign ginseng, and Western ginseng. It is native to Quebec in Canada and Wisconsin in the United States. It is also grown in Huairou, Beijing and Changbai Mountain in China. The ginseng produced in Canada is called American ginseng, and the ginseng produced in the United States is called American ginseng. There are three ways to take it: boiling, stewing, steaming, slicing and chewing, grinding into fine powder and taking with water, etc. So what kind of function does it have? Let’s take a look.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that American ginseng is cold in nature, sweet and slightly bitter in taste, and enters the lung and spleen meridians. It has the effects of replenishing qi and nourishing yin, clearing away heat and relieving restlessness, nourishing the stomach and producing body fluid. It is usually used for symptoms such as lung deficiency and long-term cough, dry mouth and throat, restlessness and insomnia, fatigue of the limbs, shortness of breath due to blood loss, etc. Excessive bleeding in gynecological diseases, such as yin deficiency and internal heat caused by functional uterine bleeding, postpartum hemorrhage, and uterine fibroids;

American ginseng can be used as an auxiliary treatment for those who suffer from yin deficiency and internal heat such as hot flashes, thirst, irritability, insomnia, and irritability due to physiological reasons during menopause; and for those who suffer from yin deficiency and internal heat, thirst due to loss of body fluid, red urine and bloody stools after surgical treatment of cervical cancer, uterine cancer, and ovarian cancer, and during radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Patients with coronary heart disease who have symptoms such as qi and blood deficiency, palpitations, shortness of breath, fatigue and dry throat can take 3 grams of American ginseng daily, which will be effective if used for a long time. If you suffer from dizziness, fatigue, or dry mouth, you can chew and dissolve an appropriate amount of American ginseng each time, which can significantly improve the symptoms.

For summer tonic, you can choose American ginseng. If people with a hot constitution want to eat ginseng, it is best to choose American ginseng or raw sun-dried ginseng. People who are not suitable for eating ginseng include: patients with high blood pressure; people with bad temper and red face; people with fever should not eat red ginseng and wild ginseng; people with weak spleen and stomach should not eat American ginseng. In addition to its daily health care functions, American ginseng has also been clinically proven to have certain therapeutic effects on hypertension, myocardial malnutrition, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, etc.

American ginseng has many other benefits, for example, it can also improve immunity. American ginseng is the first choice medicinal material for replenishing qi and health care. It can replenish qi and nourish blood very well, promote serum protein synthesis, bone marrow protein synthesis, and play a role in promoting protein synthesis. It improves the body's immunity, inhibits the growth of cancer cells, and effectively fights cancer.