Radix Panax Ginseng and Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng have the effect of tonifying qi and generating body fluid. The difference between the two is that Radix Panax Ginseng can also nourish yin and clear away heat, while Radix Panax Ginseng can also nourish blood and strengthen the spleen and lungs.
Radix Panax Ginseng and Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng do not have the same meridian and medicinal properties, in which Radix Panax Ginseng belongs to the lung, kidney and heart meridians, with cool medicinal properties; Radix Panax Ginseng belongs to the spleen and lung meridians, with calmer medicinal properties. Although both of them have the effect of replenishing qi and generating body fluid, their specific effects are different, so patients need to use them correctly.
Radix Panax Ginseng is suitable for deficiency of qi and yin, with common symptoms such as deficiency heat and irritability, dry mouth and throat, heat in hands and feet, dry stools, loss of appetite, coughing, phlegm and blood, etc. Radix Panax Ginseng is also suitable for deficiency of qi and yin. Radix Panax Ginseng is often used in spleen and lung qi deficiency, with common symptoms such as cough and asthma, shortness of breath and laziness, reduced diet, etc. This drug is also effective in qi and blood deficiency, yellowish color, palpitation and shortness of breath.
Radix Panax Ginseng and Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng should not be used together with Veratrum, as they have different efficacies and should not be mixed, and the specific use of the drugs must be guided by professional Chinese medicine practitioners.