Red ginseng is the dried root and rhizome of the cultivated ginseng of the plant of the family Wujiaceae after being steamed. Red ginseng is sweet, slightly bitter, warm in nature, and belongs to the spleen, lung, heart and kidney meridians. It has the effects of tonifying vital energy, restoring normal pulse and preventing deficiency, and benefiting qi and blood ingestion (preventing bleeding by tonifying qi).
Red ginseng is mainly used clinically for the treatment of cough, asthma, shortness of breath, insomnia and forgetfulness, palpitation and palpitations (violent heartbeat and panic) caused by deficiency of vital energy, and many other diseases. The drug should not be used together with quinquefoil and wulingzhi.
Red ginseng has strong effect in replenishing qi, especially for men with qi deficiency, taking red ginseng can play the role of replenishing qi. Red ginseng should be used under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, and should not be used blindly on its own to avoid adverse reactions.