American ginseng is an alias of Panax ginseng, which is different from ginseng in terms of the source of medicinal materials, flavors and attributes, efficacy and effects, and attention to the use of medication.
1. Origin of medicinal materials: Although both ginseng and American ginseng belong to the family of Wujiaceae, ginseng is the dried root and rhizome of Wujiaceae ginseng, while American ginseng is the dried root of Wujiaceae American ginseng.
2. Taste and flavor: Ginseng and American ginseng can enter the lung, heart and kidney meridians, but ginseng also enters the spleen meridian, and its medicinal properties are slightly warm, with a bitter-sweet taste, while American ginseng’s medicinal properties are cool, with a bitter-sweet taste.
3. Efficacy:
The main effects of ginseng are replenishing vital energy, restoring normal pulse, preventing and treating deficiency, generating body fluid and nourishing blood, calming the spirit and benefiting the intellect, tonifying the spleen and benefiting the lungs. Ginseng is often used in clinical practice for treating critical illnesses, such as weak vital energy due to loss of blood or serious illnesses, weak pulse, or severe deficiency of the lungs, spleen, heart, kidney and vital energy, heat illnesses with two injuries of vital energy and fluid, and solid heat junction in the interior while evil is solid and positively deficient.
Ginseng is weaker than Panax ginseng in tonifying qi. It has the functions of tonifying qi, nourishing yin, clearing heat and generating body fluid, and can be used clinically for the depletion of vital energy caused by fever or blood loss, as well as for the deficiency of lung qi and yin, and the deficiency of qi and fluid and thirst in febrile illnesses.
4. Note: Ginseng is not recommended to be used in solid cases, hot cases, and cases with internal dampness and heat, in which the positive qi is not deficient. Ginseng is not recommended to be used with quinoa and wulingzhi. Ginseng is not suitable for those who are weak in yang and have cold and dampness in the stomach. American ginseng should not be used with quassia.
Ginseng and American ginseng are different and should not be mixed. If there is any discomfort, one should consult a doctor in time and use the medicine under the guidance of a professional doctor.