Can you take American ginseng with a bad heart?

Patients with bad heart with symptoms of deficiency of both qi and yin (deficiency of both qi and yin) can take American ginseng as prescribed by the doctor. Radix Panax Ginseng is the root of Panax Ginseng, which is sweet, slightly bitter, cold in nature, and enters the lung and kidney meridians. It can tonify the qi and nourish yin, clear the deficiency fire, and promote the production of fluids to relieve thirst, so it can be used for treating qi and yin deficiencies, dry mouth and throat, and deficiency heat and tiredness. Since American ginseng has the function of tonifying qi and nourishing yin, patients with bad heart with symptoms of qi and yin deficiency, such as shortness of breath, heartburn and thirst, fatigue, and weak pulse (pulse becomes narrower and thinner and the rate accelerates), can take American ginseng according to the doctor’s prescription. Those who are suffering from deficiency of yang, obstruction of cold and dampness, and damp-heat and fire should be cautious of taking American ginseng. Radix Panax Ginseng should not be taken with quassia. Chinese medicine needs to be used under the guidance of a Chinese doctor, and individuals should not use it blindly to avoid adverse consequences.