Pregnant women can take Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng if they meet the indications of Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng, and should follow the doctor’s instructions for medication.
Radix Panax quinquefolium has the efficacy of promoting the production of body fluid, moisturizing the lungs, strengthening the spleen and benefiting the vital energy. It is used in treating spleen deficiency and body fatigue, weakness after illness, dry lung and dry cough, loss of appetite, deficiency of qi and yin, thirst, and spontaneous sweating (involuntary sweating during the daytime, aggravated by sweating with slight movement). Therefore, pregnant women with the above indications can use it under the guidance of doctor’s diagnosis.
Tai Zi Shen can be combined with Maitong and Glycyrrhiza glabra for coughing due to lung deficiency, and with Astragalus, Fructus Schisandrae chinensis and Fructus Jujubae for deficiency of qi and blood. It can also be used to treat thirst by combining with bamboo, Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae, Radix Paeoniae Alba and so on. Specific combinations should be used according to the doctor’s instructions.
Prince ginseng is contraindicated in people with symptoms of evil and solid diseases. Pregnant women are not contraindicated. However, the specific use of the drug should be guided by a professional Chinese medicine practitioner, and pregnant women should not use the drug on their own.