In daily life, when we choose Chinese herbal medicines, we often encounter a variety of "ginseng" Chinese herbal medicines, many people begin to be confused on the spot, do not know how to choose the right "ginseng" for their own requirements, and many Chinese herbal medicines containing ginseng characters, although only one word is missing, but the medicinal effect is completely different, let's take a look at the use of various "ginseng" in Chinese medicine:
Ginseng is the dried roots and rhizomes of ginseng, a plant of the Family Pentagram, that is more likely to be dug up in autumn, washed and dried in the sun. Cultivated commonly known as "garden ginseng"; Sowing seeds that grow naturally in the wild state of the mountain forest is called "forest down mountain ginseng", and is customarily called "seed sea". The main root is spindle-shaped or cylindrical, the surface is grayish yellow, the upper part or the whole has shallow intermittent coarse stripes and obvious longitudinal wrinkles, the texture is hard, the section is yellowish white, powdery, forming a layer of rings brownish yellow, the skin has yellow-brown punctate resin channels and radial fissures. Aroma is peculiar, the taste is slightly bitter, sweet, with a large tonic vitality, compound pulse solidity, spleen and lungs, blood nourishment, calming the nerves and nootropic effects, mainly used for body weakness and desire to get rid of, limb cold pulse micro, spleen deficiency and less food, lung deficiency and cough, Jin wound thirst, internal heat to quench thirst, deficiency of qi and blood, long-term illness and weakness, panic insomnia, impotence palace cold. Each use of 3 ~ 9g, another frying and serving; can also be powder swallowed, 2g at a time, 2 times a day, should not be used with quinoa, five spirit fat.
Red ginseng is the dried root and root cup of the plant Ginseng of the Family Pentaceae after steaming, excavated, washed, steamed, dried in autumn, the main root is spindle-shaped, cylindrical or flat-squared, the surface is translucent, reddish brown, occasionally opaque dark yellowish-brown patches, with longitudinal grooves, wrinkles and fine root marks; The upper part is sometimes intermittently inconspicuously ringed, hard and brittle, flat section,. Qi is slightly fragrant and peculiar, sweet and slightly bitter, with a large tonic vitality, compound pulse solidity, beneficial qi and blood absorption effect, mainly used for body weakness and desire to get off, limb cold pulse micro, qi does not take blood, collapse and leakage of blood. Use 3 to 9g each time, fry and serve, should not be used with quinoa and five spirit fat.
American ginseng is the dried root of the Pentagram family plant American ginseng, all are cultivated products, autumn digging, washing, sun-dried or low-temperature drying, spindle-shaped, cylindrical or conical, the surface is light yellow-brown or yellowish-white, transverse rings and linear skin hole-like protrusions can be seen, and there are fine shallow longitudinal wrinkles and whisker root marks, and the middle and lower parts of the main root have - to several lateral roots, most of which have been broken. Weight, solid quality, not easy to break, flat section, light yellow white, slightly powdery, qi and peculiar, slightly bitter, sweet taste, with the role of nourishing qi and nourishing yin, clearing heat and jin, mainly used for qi yin loss, hot and tired, coughing phlegm blood, internal heat to quench thirst, dry mouth and throat. Use 3 to 6g each time, fry and mix, should not be used with quinoa.
Salvia is the dried root and rhizome of the plant Salvia of the family Lipaceae, excavated in spring and autumn, removing sediment, dry, rhizomes are short and thick, the tip sometimes remains the stem base, several roots, long cylindrical, slightly curved, some branches and whisker-like fine roots, the surface is brownish red or dark brownish red, rough, with longitudinal wrinkles. The outer skin of the old root is loose, mostly purple-brown, and often scaly and peeling. The texture is hard and brittle, the section is loose, there are cracks or slightly flat and dense, the skin is brownish red, the air is slight, and the taste is slightly bitter. The cultivated product is thick and strong, the surface is reddish brown, with longitudinal wrinkles, and the outer skin is not easy to peel off when it is close to it. Solid texture, the section is relatively flat, slightly, with active blood stasis, menstrual pain relief, clear heart, cool blood carbuncle elimination effect, mainly used for chest paralysis heartache, abdominal pain, fistula accumulation, heat paralysis pain, upset sleeplessness, menstrual irregularities, dysmenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, sores swelling and pain. Use 10 to 15g each time, not suitable for use with quinoa.
Dang ginseng is the dried root of the sycamore family plant Dang Ginseng, Plain Flower Dang Ginseng or Sichuan Dang Ginseng, dug, washed, dried in autumn, long cylindrical, slightly curved, the surface is gray-yellow, yellow-brown to gray-brown, the root head has most of the caressed protruding stem marks and buds, the tip of each stem mark is concave dot-like, and there is often a black-brown gelatinous substance at the branch root break. The texture is slightly softer or slightly harder and slightly tougher, the cross-section is slightly flat, with a fissured or radial texture, the skin is pale brownish yellow to yellowish brown, and the wood is pale yellow to yellow. Has a special aroma, slightly sweet taste, with a healthy spleen and lungs, nourishing blood and jin effect, mainly used for spleen and lung deficiency, less food tiredness, cough and asthma, insufficient blood and qi, yellowish complexion, palpitations and shortness of breath, jin wound thirst, internal heat to quench thirst. Use 9 to 30g each time, and should not be used with quinoa.
This product is a thousand dry roots of the plant Xuan Ginseng, excavated when the stems and leaves are wilted in winter, remove the rhizomes, young shoots, whisker roots and sediment, dry or bake until semi-dry, stacked for 3 to 6 days, repeated several times to dry, in the shape of a garden column, slightly thick in the middle or thick and thin, some slightly curved, the surface is grayish yellow or gray-brown, there are irregular longitudinal grooves, transverse longitudinal hole-like protrusions and sparse transverse lines and whisker roots. Solid quality, not easy to break, the section is black, slightly shiny, the gas is special like caramel, sweet, slightly bitter, with the role of clearing heat and cool blood, nourishing yin and lowering fire, detoxification and scattering, mainly used for heat into the camp blood, warm poison spots, heat disease wound yin, tongue thirst, jin wound constipation, bone steaming cough, red eyes, sore throat, diphtheria, treatment of carbuncles, carbuncle sores poison. Use 9 to 15g each time, and should not be used with quinoa.
Prince ginseng is a dried root of the caryophyllaceae plant Baby Ginseng, which is dug up, washed, removed from the whisker roots when most of the leaves are withered, slightly blanched in boiling water and dried directly, showing a slender spindle or slender strip, slightly curved, the surface is grayish yellow to yellowish brown, smoother, slightly longitudinal wrinkles, and there are whisker root marks in the depression. Dingrui has stem marks, hard and brittle, the section is relatively flat, the surrounding area is light yellowish brown, the center is yellowish white,, qi micro,, the taste is slightly sweet, it has the effect of strengthening the spleen and moisturizing the lungs, mainly used for spleen weakness, loss of appetite, weakness after illness, lack of qi and yin, self-sweating and thirst, dry lungs and dry cough, 9 to 30g per use.
Ginseng is a dried rhizome of the rare family of plants, which are dug up when they sprout in early spring or when the stems and leaves will wither in autumn, remove sediment, dry, remove whisker roots, appear flattened long strips or flat cylindrical, curved, some curled in pairs, slightly pointed at both ends, or tapered at one end, the surface is purple-brown or purple-black, rough, one side is uplifted, one side is slightly flat or slightly grooved, the whole is densely covered with thick rings, and there are residual whisker roots or root marks. Hard, cross-sectional light brownish red or brownish red, vascular bundle yellow-white dot-like, arranged in rings, slightly gaseous, bitter, astringent taste, with clear heat detoxification, swelling, hemostasis. It is used for fever diarrhea, lung fever cough, carbuncle fistula, mouth and tongue sores, blood fever vomiting, hemorrhoid bleeding, snake bites. Use 5 to 10 g each time, appropriate amount for external use.
Bamboo ginseng is a dried rhizome of the Pentagram family plant Bamboo ginseng, excavated in autumn, removing the main root and outer skin, dry, slightly cylindrical, slightly curved, some with pottery lateral roots, the surface is yellow or yellowish brown, rough, with dense longitudinal wrinkles and root marks. The nodes are distinct, and each section has a sunken stem mark. Hard, sectional yellow white to light yellowish brown, yellow dot-like vascular bundle arranged into a ring, micro qi, bitter taste, slightly sweet after, with scattered stasis and hemostasis, swelling and pain relief, expectorant cough, deficiency and strong effect, mainly used for cough coughing, fall injury, cough phlegm, weakness after illness, 6 to 9 g per use.
Huashan ginseng is the dried root of the former family plant funnel vesicle, excavated in spring, removed from the whisker roots, washed, dried, oblong-conical or cylindrical, slightly curved, some branches, brown surface, yellow-white transverse long skin hole-like protrusions, whisker root marks and longitudinal wrinkles, the upper part of the ring. There are often 1 to several stems at the apex, on which there are stem marks and warty protrusions. Hard, cross-sectional white or yellow-white, narrow skin, broad wood, fine radial texture visible, with tobacco gas, slightly bitter taste, slightly numb tongue, with warm lung expectorant, asthma and cough, calming and calming the effect, mainly used for cold phlegm, cough, palpitation and insomnia. Use 0.1 to 0.2g each time, should not be taken more, so as not to be poisoned; glaucoma patients are forbidden to take; pregnant women and people with severe prostate hypertrophy should use with caution.
In the compatibility taboo of traditional Chinese medicine, there are "eighteen antis" and "nineteen fears", and among them, most of the "ginseng" should not be used with the five spirit fats and quinoa, which will reduce the efficacy of the drug and even cause toxic reactions, therefore, when using various "ginseng", you should consult the opinion of a doctor or pharmacist to avoid unnecessary harm to yourself ~ ~ ~