American ginseng properties

American ginseng is also a variety of ginseng. It was originally only grown in North America, but in recent years, the cultivation of American ginseng has also been introduced in our country, resulting in an increasing frequency of American ginseng appearing in people's daily lives. And everyone knows that American ginseng is a holy tonic, and its nourishing effect on the human body is very obvious. But what about the properties of American ginseng?

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet, slightly bitter, cool.

① "Compendium of Materia Medica": "bitter, slightly sweet, cold."

② "New Compendium of Materia Medica": "It tastes sweet and spicy, is cool in nature, and is non-toxic."

【Meridian】 "Ben Cao Zai Xin": "enters the heart, lung, and kidney meridians."

[Functions and indications] Nourishes lung yin, clears away internal heat, promotes the production of body fluids and quenches thirst. Treats chronic cough due to lung deficiency, blood loss, dry throat and thirst, deficiency heat and fatigue.

① "Compendium of Materia Medica": "It nourishes the lungs and reduces fire, produces body fluids, and eliminates restlessness. It is suitable for those who are weak but have fire."

② "Yao Xing Kao": "It can nourish yin and reduce fever. Ginger can replenish qi and strengthen the body's positive energy."

③ "New Materia Medica": "It can treat excessive lung fire, cough with a lot of sputum, wheezing due to qi deficiency, blood loss, fatigue, consolidating essence and calming the mind, and various deficiencies in childbirth."

④ "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Clears the lungs and kidneys, cools the heart and spleen to reduce fire, relieves heat, and relieves alcohol."

⑧ "Medical Records of Chinese and Western Medicine": "It can supplement the Qi and replenish the blood."

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water (decoction separately for oral administration), 0.8 to 2 qian.

【Note】 People with weak middle yang or cold and dampness in the stomach should not take this medicine.

① "Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "If people with cold internal organs take it, they will have abdominal pain. If people with stagnant fire take it, the fire will not be released, but they will have chills and fever."

② "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Avoid using iron tools or fire to fry."

Benefits of American Ginseng:

1. Enhance the function of the central nervous system. The saponins in American ginseng can effectively enhance the central nervous system, achieve the effects of calming the mind, eliminating fatigue, and enhancing memory. It can be used to treat symptoms such as insomnia, irritability, memory loss and Alzheimer's disease.

2. Protect the cardiovascular system. Regular consumption of American ginseng can resist arrhythmia, myocardial ischemia, myocardial oxidation, and enhance myocardial contractility. Patients with coronary heart disease whose symptoms include qi and yin deficiency, palpitations and shortness of breath can take American ginseng for a long time with significant therapeutic effects. The efficacy of American ginseng is also that it can regulate blood pressure. It can effectively lower temporary and permanent blood pressure, and help the recovery of diseases such as hypertension, arrhythmia, coronary heart disease, acute myocardial infarction, and cerebral thrombosis.

3. Improve immunity. American ginseng, as the preferred medicinal material for replenishing qi and health care, can promote serum protein synthesis, bone marrow protein synthesis, organ protein synthesis, etc., improve the body's immunity, inhibit the growth of cancer cells, and effectively resist cancer.

4. Promote blood vitality. Long-term consumption of American ginseng can reduce blood coagulation, inhibit platelet aggregation, resist atherosclerosis, promote red blood cell growth, and increase hemoglobin.

5. Treatment of diabetes: American ginseng can lower blood sugar, regulate insulin secretion, promote sugar metabolism and fat metabolism, and has a certain auxiliary effect on the treatment of diabetes.