Taken with ginger, Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng has the effect of clearing away heat, relieving the symptoms, dispersing cold and relieving cough, and can be used for treating deficiency of qi and yin, deficiency heat and tiredness, wind-cold and cold, and other diseases.
Radix Panax Ginseng has the effect of tonifying qi and nourishing yin, clearing heat and generating fluids, and is suitable for coughing, wheezing, phlegm and blood, internal heat and thirst (internal heat accompanied by symptoms such as eating, drinking and urinating), dry mouth and throat and other diseases.
Ginger has the effects of relieving cold (removing cold from the muscle surface), warming and stopping vomiting (treating vomiting caused by cold stomach by warming the spleen and stomach), resolving phlegm and relieving cough, and is mainly used for the treatment of cold stomach and vomiting, cold phlegm and cough, as well as the treatment of fish and crab poisoning.
Ginseng is cold in nature and should be taken with caution by people with deficiency of middle yang and obstruction of cold and dampness to avoid aggravation of the disease, and patients with deficiency of yin and internal heat and heatiness should avoid taking ginger.
The contraindications for the combined use of Radix Panax Ginseng and Ginger are not clear, in order to ensure the safety and efficacy of the medication, it is recommended that patients who need to take these two kinds of Chinese medicines at the same time should consult their doctors in advance and use the medication under the guidance of the doctor’s diagnosis.