Can I take American ginseng, ginseng and Korean ginseng if I have high blood pressure or coronary heart disease? To clarify this question, first of all, we have to distinguish the differences between the 3. American ginseng & ginseng: two kinds of herbs American ginseng and ginseng are two kinds of herbs of the same family, same genus and different species. The main sources of American ginseng are Wisconsin in the United States, Vancouver and Toronto in Canada, France and Huairou in Beijing, China. Western ginseng is cooling in nature, so it has the effect of tonifying qi, nourishing yin, clearing heat, and generating body fluid, which is effective for patients with qi deficiency, yin deficiency, deficiency heat, irritability, dry mouth, and dry throat syndrome. Korean ginseng & ginseng: same kind of medicine As we know, Korean ginseng and ginseng are medicines of the same family, genus and species, in other words, one kind of medicine, but they have different places of origin. The origin of Korean ginseng generally refers to the Korean Peninsula, while ginseng generally refers to China. According to the growth environment: wild mountain ginseng & transplanted mountain ginseng & garden ginseng Then let’s further subdivide it, the ginseng that grows under the deep mountain forests we call wild mountain ginseng, which is the best. The ginseng transplanted in the mountain forest with some characteristics of wild ginseng, we call shifting ginseng. The artificially cultivated ginseng is called garden ginseng. According to the processing method: raw ginseng & red ginseng The most popular ginseng in the market is raw ginseng and red ginseng, both of which are processed from fresh garden ginseng. Generally, we use fresh garden ginseng as the raw material and then brush it and dry it or sun-dry it, which is called raw sun ginseng, while the ginseng that uses garden ginseng as the raw material, brush it and then steam and dry it is called red ginseng. Ginseng efficacy According to Chinese medicine, ginseng is a great tonic for the vital energy, nourishes the spleen, benefits the lung, generates body fluid, quenches thirst, and calms the mind. It is very effective for those who suffer from qi deficiency, weakness of the spleen and stomach, lassitude, loss of appetite or neurosis. Whether you can take ginseng or not, it is necessary to treat the evidence We know the difference between American ginseng and ginseng, then we have a guiding role in clinical medication for patients with coronary heart disease and hypertension, but first and foremost, patients should be medicated on the basis of evidence-based treatment: 1. If this part of patients belongs to the characteristics of Qi deficiency and Yang deficiency, the effect of using ginseng will be very good; 2. If you belong to this part of patients with both qi and yin deficiency, then the effect with ginseng is very good; 3. If you belong to the dry heat constitution, then you should be careful with ginseng; 4. Finally, for patients with yang deficiency, you should also be careful with ginseng. In addition, the disease regression, with the natural process, the symptoms are subject to change, so we should choose ginseng and American ginseng reasonably under the guidance of the doctor, so as to provide the best treatment plan for the disease.