The efficacy of Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng is to benefit the qi and strengthen the spleen, promote the production of fluids and moisten the lungs. It is often used in decoction and the dosage is 10-30g.
Ginseng is sweet, slightly bitter and flat. It belongs to the spleen and lung meridians. Its basic effect is to benefit Qi, strengthen the spleen, promote the production of body fluid and moisten the lung. It should be used with caution in cases where there is no deficiency of positive qi. It is used in treating weakness of the spleen, loss of appetite, weakness after illness, deficiency of qi and yin, spontaneous sweating (involuntary sweating during the daytime, aggravated by the slightest movement), thirst, and dry cough of the lungs.
It is mostly used in the treatment of deficiency of qi and yin in the spleen, lung and heart. This product is a qi and yin dual tonic, tonifying both the qi and yin of the spleen, lungs and heart. However, its action is calm, and it is often used together with other drugs to tonify qi and yin.
For example, it is used for spleen qi and stomach yin insufficiency, often used together with yam, dendrobium and other products to tonify spleen qi and stomach yin. For the treatment of qi deficiency and lung dryness, cough with shortness of breath and little phlegm, it is suitable to be used together with Nansha Ginseng, Cordyceps Sinensis, Ophiopogonis, etc., to tonify the lung qi and nourish the stomach yin. For the treatment of deficiency of qi and yin in the heart, palpitation, insomnia and spontaneous sweating, it can be used together with floating wheat and other products to consolidate the surface and stop sweating, or with sour jujube nut, schizandra and other products to nourish the heart and tranquilize the mind and astringent sweating.
The medication should be taken under the guidance of a professional physician, and should not be taken on one’s own, so as not to cause delay in the condition.