Can ginseng lower blood sugar?

Ginseng does not lower sugar. Ginseng is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine, also known as ghost cover, yellow ginseng, jade essence, blood ginseng and so on. It is sweet, slightly bitter and flat in nature; it belongs to the lung, spleen and heart meridians. Its main effects include replenishing vital energy, restoring the normal pulse, preventing and treating deficiencies, tonifying the spleen, nourishing the lungs, promoting the production of fluids and nourishing the blood, and calming the spirit and the intellect. Ginseng can be used for the treatment of deficiency, cold limbs and weak pulse, spleen deficiency, poor diet, lung deficiency, cough, thirst, internal heat and thirst (internal fever with symptoms such as eating, drinking and urinating), deficiency of qi and blood, deficiency of chronic illness, palpitation and insomnia, impotence and coldness of the uterus, etc., but it does not have the effect of lowering blood sugar, and clinically not used in the treatment of hyperglycemia and diabetes mellitus. For diabetic patients, stabilizing blood sugar still needs to start from personal diet, reasonable exercise and standardized treatment, minimize the intake of high sugar foods, and at the same time, should be treated under the guidance of the doctor, in order to be able to stabilize blood sugar in a long-lasting and effective way. If you feel unwell, please consult a doctor promptly.