Ginseng can replenish vital energy, restore normal pulse, prevent and control deficiencies, replenish the spleen and benefit the lungs. It is often used in deficiency diseases, such as deficiency of body, cold limbs, weak pulse, spleen deficiency, poor diet, lung deficiency, asthma and cough, deficiency of blood and qi, and chronic illness. There is no such thing as the most effective treatment for any disease. Any use of ginseng needs to be under the guidance of a professional physician to identify the best effect of the medication.
Ginseng is sweet, slightly bitter and slightly warm. It belongs to spleen, lung, heart and kidney meridians. Its function is to replenish the vital energy, restore the pulse and fix the loss, replenish the spleen and benefit the lungs, promote the production of fluids and nourish the blood, and tranquilize the spirit and benefit the intellect. It is used in treating deficiency of body and blood, cold limbs and weak pulse, deficiency of spleen and food, deficiency of lung and cough, thirst due to injury of body fluid, internal heat and thirst (internal heat accompanied by eating, drinking and urinating), deficiency of qi and blood, deficiency of long term illness, palpitation and insomnia, impotence and coldness of the uterus.
It is not suitable to be used in conjunction with Veratrum and Wu Ling Ling Zhi.
The medication should be taken under the guidance of a professional physician, and should not be taken on one’s own so as not to jeopardize one’s condition.