Ginseng can be taken by the elderly as medicine, powdered and swallowed, and brewed as tea.
Ginseng is the dried root and rhizome of Ginseng, family Wujiaceae. It is sweet, slightly bitter, slightly warm in nature, and belongs to the spleen, lung, heart and kidney meridians, with the effect of replenishing vital energy, restoring normal pulse, preventing and treating deficiencies, tonifying the spleen and lungs, generating fluid and nourishing the blood, and tranquillizing the mind and benefiting the intellect.
Ginseng can be used to treat deficiency of qi, weak pulse, deficiency of spleen qi, sinking of the middle qi (deficiency of spleen and stomach qi, with the appearance of organs falling down), coughing and weakness, shortness of breath and wheezing (wheezing and shortness of breath), low voice and lazy speech, thirst, thirst, thirst and fever, insomnia and forgetfulness, palpitation and palpitation with anxiety (heartbeat is violent, panic and restlessness), deficiency of qi and blood, weakness of prolonged illness, impotence, and uterine cold and other diseases.
Ginseng should not be used with quatrefoil and wulin, the adverse effects of which are not known. Ginseng is generally used in decoctions of traditional Chinese medicines, but it needs to be decocted separately, or it can be powdered and swallowed. Besides, ginseng can also be used as a tea substitute, but it should be noted that the efficacy of Chinese medicine tea substitute is limited and cannot replace the therapeutic effect of drugs.
If the elderly need to take ginseng, it is recommended to consult a professional doctor, do not self-medication, so as not to affect the health of the body.