Radix Panax Ginseng is a traditional Chinese medicine, which is often paired with Maitake and Astragalus in clinical practice, and the pairing of drugs should be based on the doctor’s prescription.
The dried root of American ginseng is used as medicine, called American ginseng, which is cool in nature. Its effects are clearing heat and generating fluids, replenishing qi and nourishing yin, with therapeutic effects on qi and yin dislocation, deficiency of qi and yin, deficiency of heat and fatigue, coughing, phlegm and blood, deficiency of qi and fluids, dryness of the mouth and pharynx, and internal heat and thirst (internal fever accompanied by symptoms such as eating more, drinking more, and urinating more).
People with weakened middle yang and cold dampness in the stomach should not take American ginseng, and it should not be used with quassia.
Radix Panax Ginseng can be used with Radix et Rhizoma Polygoni Multiflori, Radix et Rhizoma Ophiopogonis, Radix et Rhizoma Polygoni Multiflori, etc., to treat shortness of breath and shortness of breath caused by fire-heat which depletes the qi and yin of the lungs and coughing with little phlegm; and it can be used with Radix Astragali, Rhizoma Polygoni Multiflori, Rhizoma Polygoni Multiflori and other herbs, which can treat the symptoms of qi and yin injury of Thirst Disorder. However, the specific combination of herbs should be decided by the doctor according to the condition.
It is recommended to take the medicine according to the doctor’s prescription, and not to use it with other herbs at will.