American ginseng may have a certain effect on constipation caused by deficiency of qi and yin, but drinking it in water does not achieve the therapeutic effect, and it is recommended to take it in decoction, and it should be used in accordance with medical advice.
Radix Panax Ginseng has the effect of clearing heat and generating fluids, nourishing yin and tonifying qi. It can be used in treating deficiency heat, internal heat and thirst (internal heat accompanied by eating, drinking and urinating), deficiency of qi and yin, dry mouth and throat, coughing and sputum and blood.
There is a difference between solid and deficiency in TCM diagnosis of constipation. Solid constipation is due to the evil stagnation of the stomach and intestines, intestinal congestion caused by the treatment should be warm dispersal, diarrhea, through the conductor. Deficiency constipation is due to the loss of intestinal moisturizing, promote the powerless caused by the treatment should be beneficial to the qi and yang, nourish yin and nourish blood.
Therefore, for constipation caused by deficiency of both qi and yin, taking American ginseng may play a certain role, but for other causes of constipation, it may not be able to achieve the therapeutic effect.
The general use of American ginseng is to be taken in decoction, and the effective dose for drinking water is limited, which cannot play a therapeutic role. It should be used reasonably under the guidance of a doctor.