You can’t continue to take American ginseng if it’s moldy.
American ginseng is the dried root of American ginseng, belonging to the family of Wujiaceae, which is a medicinal herb with the same source of food and medicine. Radix Panax Ginseng is sweet, slightly bitter, cool in nature, belonging to the heart, lung and kidney meridians, with the effect of replenishing qi and nourishing yin, clearing heat and generating fluids, and is often used in the treatment of qi deficiency and yin deficiency, deficiency heat and tiredness, coughing, sputum and blood, internal heat and thirst (fever accompanied by symptoms such as overeating and excessive urination), and dry mouth and throat, etc. If there is mold, it is generally not recommended to continue taking it.
If American ginseng is moldy, it is generally not recommended to continue to take it, because moldy American ginseng not only reduces the efficacy of the drug, but also the moldy mold may produce various toxic substances, which are harmful to human health.
Normally, you should consume fresh ingredients, and when you take Chinese herbal medicines to treat or regulate your body, you should do it under professional Chinese medicine practitioner’s diagnosis, and do not use medicines on your own, so as not to cause any discomfort to your body.