Patients with high blood pressure who have a deficiency of qi can take ginseng under the supervision of a doctor. Note that it needs to be taken according to medical advice.
Ginseng has the effects of tonifying the vital energy (replenishing the root qi of the body), tonifying the spleen and the lungs (tonifying the spleen and lungs), generating fluids, and tranquilizing the mind and promoting intellectual development.
Ginseng is used for treating qi deficiency, lack of spleen qi, sinking of the middle qi (deficiency of spleen and stomach qi, with symptoms such as falling of the internal organs), asthma and coughing of the lungs, shortness of breath and fatigue, thirst due to injury of the body fluids, thirst due to deficiency of the body fluids, insomnia and forgetfulness, palpitations (accelerated heartbeat often accompanied by heartburn), palpitation (intense heartbeat, panic), blood deficiency, atrophy of blood, and impotence with coldness of the uterus.
Prohibited for those with solid symptoms, heat symptoms, and those with internal dampness and heat and no deficiency of vital energy. It should not be taken with tea. Prolonged use of ginseng or ginseng preparations may cause adverse reactions such as diarrhea, skin rash, insomnia, nervousness, and elevated blood pressure.
Hypertensive patients should consult a Chinese medicine practitioner before taking ginseng, and individuals should not take ginseng on their own to avoid adverse reactions.