Although it is called ginseng, it is very different from ginseng, and according to historical books and pharmacopoeia, there was no ginseng before the Ming Dynasty, and it was only in some pharmacopoeia books during the Qing Dynasty that it was found. Among the many varieties of ginseng, it is produced in Changzhi City, Shanxi Province (called Shangdang County in the Qin Dynasty and Luzhou in the Sui Dynasty. The “Lu” in Lu Dangceng is the abbreviation of Luzhou. Therefore, it is called Shang Dang Ginseng and Lu Dang Ginseng), which has the best quality and is the authentic medicinal herb. Because of this, there is the following legendary story. The legendary story of Party Ginseng Legend has it that two immortals, Lu Dongbin and Tie Kuan Li, went to Taihang Mountain from the Middle Kingdom and saw that the surrounding area was like a fairyland, and the two immortals admired them. When they came to the border of Pingshun, they suddenly saw a mountain pig, arching in the soil on the slope of the mountain, and the two immortals were still young and wanted to see the meaning. Tie Kuan Li put it in his mouth, chewing while following Lv Dongbin hurry. After a walk, Lv Dongbin panting, look back at the Tie Chuan Li, but look as normal, follow closely. On the way he met a woodcutter, the woodcutter said: “This is a kind of sacred grass. Legend has it that in ancient times there was a family in Shangdang County, every night vaguely heard the sound of people calling, but every time you go out to look, but never see their people. In a late night, the owner searched with the sound, and finally found an unusual plant with the same shape as a man, which was called “Party Ginseng” because it came out in Shangdang County. This legend coincides with what Li Shizhen recorded in the Compendium of Materia Medica: In the time of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, someone in Shangdang heard the sound of a man calling out every night after his house, and he couldn’t get it. When he went to his house for a mile, he saw an unusual ginseng branch and leaves, and dug it into the ground for five feet, and got ginseng, just like a human body, with all the limbs ready, and the cries stopped. Although there is no record of ginseng in the “Compendium of Materia Medica”, we can tell that this passage is probably about ginseng. Source】The dried root of Dang Shen, Dang Shen, or Chuan Dang Shen of the family Platycodonaceae. Origin】Dang Shen is mainly produced in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan and other places. Taste】Sweet, flat. It belongs to the lung and spleen meridians. Efficacy】Supplements the spleen and lung qi, tonifies the blood, promotes the production of body fluid, and helps to dispel evil. Note: According to the pharmacopoeia, this product should not be used with quinoa. When choosing and purchasing ginseng, it is best to use the following methods to choose: 1. 2.Party ginseng: the root is fat, thick and solid, tight skin, tight horizontal lines, and sweet taste is better. 3.Sichuan Radix Ginseng: the root is fat, soft and moist, with strong odor. The use of Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng 1, for all kinds of Qi deficiency, often with Astragalus, Atractylodes, Yam, etc. 2, such as blood deficiency and chronic bleeding disorders caused by the deficiency of both qi and blood, with blood tonic such as rehmannia, angelica, etc. Applicable to people 1, weak, deficient in qi and blood, withered face, as well as after the disease and postpartum deficiency of the body should eat. 2.Spleen and stomach deficiency, fatigue, weakness of the limbs, loose food, chronic diarrhea, lung deficiency, coughing and shortness of breath, weakness, easy to catch a cold. 3, for people with deficiency of qi and blood; for people with chronic nephritis and proteinuria; for people with chronic anemia, chlorosis, leukemia, thrombocytopenic purpura and rickets. As for Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng, it is suitable for both young and old due to its mild medicinal properties and no contraindications, so it is often substituted by Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng in ancient recipes. So, what is the difference between ginseng and codonopsis? The difference between ginseng and codonopsis Ginseng and codonopsis both have the function of tonifying the spleen and lung qi, benefiting qi and generating fluids, supporting the righteousness and dispelling evil, and can be used to treat spleen qi deficiency, lung qi deficiency, deficiency of both qi and blood, thirst, thirst and evidence of qi deficiency and evil. Ginseng is good at replenishing vital energy, restoring the pulse and fixing the loss of blood, benefiting qi and helping yang, calming the mind and increasing wisdom, which is the key medicine to save the life of the patient. Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng is more moderate than Ginseng, with weaker medicinal power, and can tonify blood.