Purple Ginseng Soup is from “The Essentials of the Golden Chamber”, the formula consists of two herbs, Purple Ginseng and Licorice, with ancient Chinese medicine dosages of half a catty and three taels respectively. Contemporary use of this formula requires the guidance of a medical professional.
Purple ginseng soup has only two medicines, purple ginseng and licorice, and is taken with five liters of water. Purple ginseng is boiled first until there are two liters of water left, then licorice is added and boiled until there is only one and a half liters of water left, and it can be divided into three doses to be consumed, which has the effect of clearing heat and dispelling dampness, and moving qi to alleviate pain (relieving pain by regulating the body’s qi mechanism).
Purple ginseng, “Shennong Ben Cao Jing” recorded that it can remove accumulation in the heart and abdomen, and facilitate urination and defecation, etc., which is not contained in the later materia medica, and modern scholars have suggested that purple ginseng may be Boxer ginseng or Chonglou, which is subject to further study.
Glycyrrhiza glabra is flat in nature, sweet in taste, and has the effects of tonifying the spleen and benefiting qi, clearing heat and removing toxins, expelling phlegm and relieving cough, easing emergency and relieving pain, and regulating all kinds of medicines, and it is mainly used for treating weak spleen and stomach and palpitation and shortness of breath.
The adverse effects of this formula are not clear, it is recommended that patients who are not feeling well go to a regular hospital in time, follow the doctor’s instructions for symptomatic treatment, and do not use drugs on their own.