The efficacy and function of four-leaf ginseng

Four-leaf ginseng is a very common Chinese medicinal material in daily life. It has high medicinal and nutritional value to the human body, and it is not too difficult to purchase. Let’s analyze several aspects of four-leaf ginseng.

[Other names] Milk ginseng, goat milk, mountain conch, white python meat, dog-head ginseng, nipple potato, milk potato

[Source] It is the root of Codonopsis lanceolata Benth. et Hook., a plant of the genus Codonopsis in the family Campanulaceae. The wild species are dug up in the autumn when the white dew falls; the cultivated species are dug up in the autumn of the second year after sowing, the fibrous roots and root heads are removed, the roots are washed, cut into sections, and dried in the sun.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet, neutral.

【Functions and indications】Nourishes the body, promotes lactation, discharges pus and detoxifies. Used for physical weakness after illness, insufficient milk, mastitis, lung abscess, carbuncle, furuncle and ulcer.

【Usage and Dosage】 0.5 to 2 taels.

【Excerpt】 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines

The above is an introduction to the Chinese medicinal herb Four-Leaf Panax Notoginseng. For medicinal herbs that we don't understand, we should learn more about them so that we can make full use of them in our lives and not be at a loss.