Codonopsis pilosula is sweet in flavor and flat in nature. Slightly fragrant, sweet flavor, no dregs in chewing.
Codonopsis pilosula smells special and strong, tastes slightly sweet, belongs to the sweet and flat products, has the effect of strengthening the spleen and lungs, benefiting the qi and blood, generating fluids and quenching thirst.
It can treat cough, dizziness, fatigue, palpitation, thirst, asthma, and yellowish color. It is a good medicine for tonifying the middle Jiao and benefiting the lungs (treating qi deficiency by tonifying the spleen), and is often used together with Atractylodes macrocephala, Astragalus membranaceus, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Radix Rehmanniae Praeparatae, Rhizoma Ophiopogonis, Schisandra chinensis, and Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis.
The adverse effects and contraindications of Dangshen are not clear; it is forbidden to use it with quatrefoil; and it is recommended not to consume fatty, sweet and thick-flavored products during the period of use.
If you need to use Codonopsis pilosula, you need to go through a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner’s diagnosis before using it, and do not use the medicine recklessly.