The dangers of taking red ginseng for a long period of time are unclear, but it is generally not recommended to take the herb on your own for a long period of time. Red ginseng has the effect of benefiting qi and taking in blood (preventing bleeding by replenishing qi), etc. It should be used in accordance with medical advice.
The Pharmacopoeia does not clearly indicate the adverse effects of red ginseng, and there is no literature or research evidence pointing out the dangers of taking red ginseng for a long period of time, but long-term self-administration of Chinese medicines is generally not recommended. It should be noted that red ginseng should not be used together with wulingzhi and quinquefolium.
Red ginseng is the dried root and rhizome of ginseng cultivated by steaming, which has the effect of tonifying vital energy, benefiting qi, nourishing blood, restoring normal pulse, preventing and treating deficiencies. It can be used for deficiencies of the body, cold limbs with weak pulse, blood leakage (excessive menstrual flow or more than a few drops of menstruation), and lack of qi to nourish blood, etc. Red ginseng can be used as a medicine for the prevention and control of deficiency.
Red ginseng can be used to benefit vital energy and nourish blood by combining with Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, to nourish blood and invigorate blood by combining with Radix Angelicae Sinensis, to treat deficiency of lung qi by combining with Hordeum Vulgare, and to treat deficiency of heart and spleen by combining with Poria.
The adverse effects of red ginseng are not clear, it is not recommended to take red ginseng for a long period of time by oneself, if it is necessary to take red ginseng, it should be taken under the guidance of professional physicians.