Ginseng can be combined with Atractylodes macrocephala and Poria to replenish qi, or with Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata and Radix Angelicae Sinensis to replenish blood. However, the combination of drugs should be guided by a professional Chinese medicine practitioner after diagnosis, and should not be combined arbitrarily on one’s own.
Ginseng has the effects of replenishing vital energy, restoring normal pulse, nourishing the spleen, nourishing the lungs, generating body fluid and nourishing the spleen, and calming the mind. It is used in treating deficiency of body, cold limbs and weak pulse, deficiency of spleen with little food, deficiency of lung with asthma and cough, thirst due to injury of fluids, thirst due to internal heat (internal heat accompanied by symptoms such as eating more, drinking more and urinating more), deficiency of qi and blood, deficiency of long term illness, palpitation and insomnia, impotence and coldness of uterus.
This medicine can replenish Qi to produce blood and nourish blood. For those who have deficiency of Qi and blood due to deficiency of Qi and blood and chronic illness, this medicine can be combined with Atractylodes Macrocephalae, Angelica Sinensis, Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata and other medicines such as Bazhen Tang.
Poria, schizandra and jujube nut can nourish blood and calm the mind, treating heart-blood deficiency, palpitation and palpitations, or night sweating (sweating abnormally after going to sleep, but sweating stops after waking up) and insomnia.
It is used with roasted licorice and dihuang to treat deficiency of qi and blood, and loss of nourishment of the heart (loss of nourishment to the heart).
Combined with Angelica sinensis, Radix et Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati, Radix et Rhizoma Zizoma Polygonati, etc., it can treat deficiency of the heart and the spleen, deficiency of qi and blood, and symptoms such as poor appetite, tiredness, and yellowish complexion.
In addition, ginseng should not be used together with quinquefolium and wulingzhi. The specific combination should be guided by professional physicians, and should not be used arbitrarily. If there is any discomfort after using the medicine, one should also consult a doctor in time.