Surgical patients with symptoms of qi and yin deficiency can drink American ginseng and are advised to follow the doctor’s instructions.
Radix Panax Ginseng is sweet, slightly bitter and cool in nature, and belongs to the heart, lung and kidney meridians. It has the effect of tonifying qi and nourishing yin, clearing heat and generating fluids, and is used in treating deficiency of qi and yin, deficiency of heat and fatigue, coughing, phlegm and blood, internal heat and thirst (internal heat accompanied by symptoms such as eating, drinking and urinating), and dryness of mouth and pharynx. The adverse effects of this drug are not clear, and it should not be used together with Veratrum.
Surgical patients with symptoms of deficiency of qi and yin, such as fatigue and tiredness, dry mouth and pharynx, flushing of cheekbones, heat in the heart of both hands and feet, and self-consciousness of heat in the heart and chest, hot flashes and night sweating (sweating abnormally after falling asleep, but sweating stops after waking up), etc., may drink Xiyangshen.
If there is a need for medication, it is recommended to use it under the guidance of a professional physician to identify the symptoms, and not to use it blindly on one’s own.