The benefits and effects of taking red ginseng do not discriminate between men and women. The benefits include tonifying the vital energy (replenishing the body’s root qi), tonifying the spleen and lungs (tonifying the spleen and lungs), calming the mind and promoting intellectual development), and generating fluids.
Red ginseng is ginseng that has been steamed and then dried in the sun. Red ginseng belongs to the category of qi tonic drugs, which can treat deficiency of vital energy, sinking of the middle qi (deficiency of the spleen and stomach qi, which is manifested by the falling of the internal organs), coughing and wheezing of the lungs, thirst due to injury of the fluids, shortness of breath due to fatigue, insomnia and forgetfulness, and so on.
Adverse effects of red ginseng may include itchy skin rash, elevated blood pressure, hypersexuality, headache, palpitations (rapid heartbeat, often accompanied by panic), and other symptoms. Red ginseng should not be used in combination with veratrum and wulingzhi. Red ginseng is contraindicated in cases of deficiency of yang, obstruction of cold and dampness, and Qi stagnation and fire, etc. It is also contraindicated in cases of fire stagnation. Allergic to red ginseng is prohibited. Drinking tea and eating white radish are not recommended for taking red ginseng.
Red ginseng should be taken under the guidance of a doctor and should not be used on its own.