Purple ginseng, also known as stone see-through, small salvia, and red under the moon, is the whole herb of Chinese sage in the family Labiatae.
Purple ginseng is flat in nature, bitter and pungent in flavor, and belongs to the liver and spleen meridians. It has the effects of subduing swelling and dispersing knots, activating blood circulation, removing blood stasis, clearing heat and inducing dampness.
It can be used for the treatment of patients with bruises, band-aid, gonorrhea, herpes zoster, leprosy, menstrual disorders, dysmenorrhea, menstrual closure, damp-heat jaundice, heat-poisoned blood dysentery, avian leakage, blood in stools, sores and swellings, carbuncle (suppurative infection of mammary gland), rheumatism and bone pains, and scrofula (cervical lymphatic node tuberculosis), and other conditions.
The adverse reactions, contraindications and precautions of Purple Ginseng are not clear at present.
Purple ginseng is harvested during the flowering period, and can be used fresh or dried in the sun, and should be stored in a dry and ventilated place.
Drugs should be taken under the guidance of a physician, do not self-medication, to avoid causing adverse consequences.