Fresh ginseng has a slightly bitter flavor, slightly bitter with sweetness.
Ginseng is a Chinese herb that is sweet, slightly bitter and slightly warm. It belongs to the spleen, lung, heart and kidney meridians. It is the dried root and rhizome of Ginseng, family Wujiaceae. Its effects include replenishing vital energy, restoring normal pulse, preventing and treating deficiencies, tonifying the spleen and the lungs, generating body fluid, nourishing the blood, and tranquillizing the mind and the intellect.
Ginseng can be used to treat or improve conditions such as deficiency of body, cold limbs, weak pulse, deficiency of spleen with little food, deficiency of lungs with asthma and cough, deficiency of fluids with thirst, internal heat with thirst (internal heat accompanied with symptoms such as eating, drinking, urinating, etc.) as well as deficiency of qi and blood.
Generally speaking, fresh ginseng has a sweet and slightly bitter flavor. It should be noted that ginseng should not be used in conjunction with quinoa and wulingzhi. In order to ensure the safety of medication as well as the rational use of medication, it is recommended to select and use Chinese herbal medicines under the guidance of a professional doctor’s diagnosis.