Nansha ginseng is the root of the perennial herbaceous plants of the family Platycodonaceae, such as Apricoticus radix, Apricot Radix and Broad-leaved Radix Radix. Nansha ginseng is also called sand ginseng, white sand ginseng, sand ginseng, orange ginseng, native ginseng and other names. Sweet, slightly bitter, cool in nature. into the lungs and liver meridians. It can nourish yin and clear the lungs, dispel phlegm and relieve cough, and is used to treat symptoms such as hot and dry cough in the lungs, unpleasant cough, dry mouth and throat, prolonged cough, and toothache.
Northern sand ginseng, also known as Liaosha ginseng, sea sand ginseng, silver striped ginseng, wild coriander root, and true northern sand ginseng, is the root of the perennial herbaceous plant coral cabbage of the Apiaceae family. The taste is sweet, bitter, light, and cool. into the lungs and spleen. This product nourishes yin and clears the lungs, expels phlegm and relieves cough, and is used to treat pulmonary heat and dry cough, deficiency and tuberculosis for a long time, and after fever and venereal disease, dry throat and thirst.
[Useful Functions] <本草求真>< > Yun: "There are two kinds of sand cucumber, south and north, the northern sand cucumber is hard and cold, and the body of Nansha ginseng is weak. Shi Shizhi is: "Nansha ginseng nourishes yin and shengjin and moistens the lungs and has a weak cough suppressant power; Beisha ginseng nourishes yin and shengjin and has a strong ability to moisten the lungs and relieve cough." "The two medicines are used together, promote each other, nourish yin and nourish the body, clear heat and quench thirst, moisten the lungs and relieve cough.
[Indications]1, Fever and venereal disease, dry mouth, red tongue and less lichen, or tongue without lichen, etc.; 2. Lung deficiency and fever, cough and other symptoms; 3. Lack of stomach yin and loss of appetite.
[Usual amount] 10-15 grams of Nansha ginseng. 10-15 grams of northern sand cucumber.
There is no distinction between north and south in ancient times, and in the Qing Dynasty, < > and <木草纲目拾遗>< <本经逢原>> were divided into two types: north and south. The north is strong, and the south is loose. The north is strong, and the south is weak. < <本草便读>> Yun: The work of purification and nourishment, the north is inferior to the south, and the nature of moisturization is not as good as the north. "When used together, it can enhance the efficacy of the drug.