Ginseng is suitable for patients with serious and chronic diseases. Patients with advanced cancer, as well as cancer patients during radiotherapy and chemotherapy, can take it in moderation to strengthen their foundation and restore their vitality. However, on the basis of doctor's syndrome differentiation and treatment, we must use drugs according to the patient's physique and condition.
Ginseng fever, long-term large-scale use will produce headache, insomnia, palpitation, elevated blood pressure, depression and other side effects, commonly known as "ginseng abuse syndrome." Therefore, it is not recommended to take ginseng as a health care product, especially for young people with strong physique and patients with "excess heat syndrome". It must be taken under the guidance of a doctor to achieve tonic effect. There is a saying in the field of traditional Chinese medicine that "ginseng kills people without fault, and rhubarb saves people, which is used to satirize some people who abuse ginseng to nourish, resulting in harm to others and themselves, even when patients die, they don't realize that they were killed by too much ginseng."
Dangshen Jianpi Yiqi Decoction.
Codonopsis pilosula is flat and sweet, which can tonify middle energizer, strengthen spleen and nourish blood. Sijunzi decoction is a famous prescription for invigorating qi and spleen, which consists of codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos and Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.
Codonopsis pilosula is a tonic, and its efficacy is weaker than ginseng. It can be used for general chronic debilitating diseases, such as asthenia due to spleen deficiency, anorexia, thin stool and sallow complexion. In addition, postoperative patients often have impaired spleen and stomach function. Proper administration of Codonopsis pilosula, accompanied by hens, old ducks and ribs, and appropriate addition of stewed soup such as yam and medlar according to patients' physique can play a role in invigorating spleen and stomach, benefiting qi and tonifying kidney. The dosage of codonopsis pilosula is generally less than 15g, which is not suitable for patients with "excess heat syndrome" who have dry stool, are annoyed with heat and thirst, and like to drink cold drinks.
American ginseng is suitable for patients with deficiency of both qi and yin.
American ginseng is cold and slightly bitter. Has the effects of invigorating qi, nourishing yin, clearing away fire and promoting fluid production. Originally from Canada, the United States and France, it is also cultivated in China now.
American ginseng is most suitable for people with deficiency of both qi and yin, or those who are tired and thirsty because of heat and deficiency of fire. It is characterized by clearing away fire and relieving annoyance, and is not hot or dry, so it is not suitable for people who take ginseng treatment and heat tonic. In addition, long-term fatigue, heavy work pressure, gas consumption and yin injury, postoperative patients and the elderly and infirm are also suitable for taking American ginseng.
It is better to soak American ginseng in water. You can chew American ginseng slices carefully in your mouth before breakfast or after dinner. If it is American ginseng without skin or slices, it can be steamed in a rice cooker, sliced with a knife, and placed in a glass bottle, with 1 slice each time.
You can also grind it into fine powder and wrap it with gauze or filter paper, or directly use small pieces, put it in a cup, pour boiling water, cover it for 5 minutes and drink it, and take it repeatedly until it is tasteless. The daily dosage is preferably 1 ~ 3g.
It should be noted that people with pale face, edema of limbs, chills, yang deficiency and physical weakness, patients with high fever and other infectious manifestations should use American ginseng with caution, and children with developmental retardation and indigestion should not take it.
Don't eat radish when taking ginseng.
While taking ginseng, we should pay attention to its "anti-"veratrum, "fear" Trogopterori and "evil" Gleditsia sinensis, and avoid taking it together. In addition, radish is a gas-breaking food, mung bean has detoxification effect, and tea contains tannic acid, so it is not suitable for eating during taking ginseng, so as not to affect the efficacy.
When taking ginseng, if there are symptoms such as sores on the mouth and tongue, bleeding on the nose and gums, and sores on the skin. , or accompanied by symptoms such as fear of cold, hypothermia, loss of appetite, abdominal pain and diarrhea, and allergic phenomena such as scattered blisters, you should stop using it immediately and go to the hospital in time.