Dried cinnamon, also known as osmanthus, has the effect of tonifying the heart and spleen, nourishing blood and tranquilizing the mind; American ginseng powder should be powdered American ginseng, which has the effect of tonifying qi and nourishing yin, clearing heat and generating fluids.
Cinnamon is sweet in taste and warm in nature, and belongs to the heart and spleen meridians. Clinically, it can be used for deficiency of qi and blood, palpitation and dizziness (violent heartbeat, panic), forgetfulness and insomnia, blood deficiency and atrophy.
Radix Panax Ginseng is sweet, slightly bitter, cool in nature, belonging to the heart, lung and kidney meridians, and is the root of Radix Panax Ginseng in the family of Wujiaceae. It can be used for the treatment of deficiency of qi and yin resulting in deficiency of qi and yin, such as deficiency of heat and tiredness, coughing, asthma, phlegm and blood, internal heat and thirst (internal heat accompanied by symptoms such as excessive eating, drinking and urination), and dry mouth and throat.
The adverse effects of the above drugs are not clear. Radix Panax Ginseng should not be used in conjunction with quassia, and is contraindicated in cases of deficiency of middle yang, obstruction of cold and dampness (cold and dampness blocking the spleen and stomach in the central part of the body), and depletion of qi that results in fire. Cinnamon is not recommended for those with dampness in the middle (too much dampness causing fullness and discomfort in the spleen and stomach), or those who have stopped drinking (water stays in the body), phlegm or fire.
Patients are advised to seek prompt medical attention if they feel unwell. The use of Chinese medicine needs to follow the doctor’s instructions, under the guidance of a professional doctor, individuals can not be used blindly to avoid adverse reactions.