The benefits of taking American ginseng for the elderly include nourishing yin and replenishing qi, etc. However, it is not suitable for all elderly people and should be used according to medical advice.
American ginseng is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine that belongs to the heart, lung and kidney meridians, with a sweet, cool and slightly bitter taste. Radix Panax Ginseng has the efficacy of generating fluids and clearing heat, nourishing yin and tonifying qi, and can be used for deficiency of qi and yin, internal heat and thirst (internal fever accompanied by symptoms such as excessive eating, drinking and urination), coughing, phlegm and blood, deficiency heat and boredom, dry mouth and throat, etc. It can also be used as a medicine for the elderly. Therefore, there are indications that the elderly can be taken appropriately, beneficial to the body.
However, it should be noted that patients with damp-heat and fire (yellow body, yellow eyes, yellow urine, bitter mouth, fever, constipation, etc.); patients with cold-dampness obstruction (cold and dampness blocking the spleen and stomach in the central part of the body) manifesting as distension and pain in the stomach and epigastrium, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, etc.; and patients with deficiency of yang in the middle part of the body manifesting as cold and pain in the stomach and epigastrium, coldness in the form of coldness, coldness in the limbs, and lack of warmth of the hands and feet, need to be cautious in taking Radix Artemisiae aristatae.
Radix Panax Ginseng should not be used together with Veratrum, the adverse effects of Radix Panax Ginseng are not clear, the use of Radix Panax Ginseng should be used under the guidance of doctor’s diagnosis.