Red ginseng is a concoction of ginseng cultivar, which has similar primary efficacy and function with ginseng, and is used according to specific conditions, there is no argument of which one is better.
Red ginseng is the dried root and rhizome of the cultivated ginseng of the family Wujiaceae after steaming. It is sweet, slightly bitter, warm and hot in nature, and has the properties of tonifying the vital energy (replenishing the root qi of the human body), restoring the veins and fixing the shedding of blood (restoring the normal pulse and preventing the shedding of substances), and benefiting the qi to take in blood (preventing bleeding by means of replenishing the qi). It is used in treating body weakness and desire for detachment, cold limbs and weak pulse, failure of Qi to take in blood, and bleeding from disintegration.
Ginseng has good effects of tonifying vital energy, tonifying the spleen and the lungs (tonifying the spleen and lungs), generating body fluid, tranquilizing the mind and promoting intellectual development. It can be used to treat shortness of breath, lung deficiency, cough, thirst, palpitation (rapid heartbeat, often accompanied by panic), anxiety (violent heartbeat, panic), insomnia and forgetfulness, impotence and uterine cold.
Red ginseng belongs to the genus Ginseng, but it is a cultivar of ginseng, and its effect of replenishing vital energy is relatively weak compared to that of ginseng, which is a bit stronger.
Both ginseng and red ginseng should be used properly under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner. Ginseng should not be used together with quinoa and wulingzhi to avoid toxic side effects.