The efficacy and function of white ginseng

White ginseng is a type of ginseng. It is a raw sun-dried ginseng and has similar medicinal effects to red ginseng. Eating ginseng has many benefits to the human body. It can increase the body's immune ability, fight tumors, and improve heart function. Ginseng also has antioxidant effects and is very effective in alleviating human aging and whitening. There are many ways to consume ginseng, but you should choose the appropriate amount according to your physical condition.

Which is better, white ginseng or red ginseng?

In fact, ginseng can be divided into two major series, one is the white skin raw sun-dried series (such as American ginseng); the other is the red skin red ginseng series (such as Korean ginseng). Whether it is white ginseng or red ginseng, you must understand the indications when eating it and have a comprehensive understanding of your own constitution from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine. It is best to ask an experienced Chinese medicine practitioner to diagnose and treat it scientifically. Otherwise, eating too much will be useless, overusing it will be harmful, and it may even cause illness.

Benefits of eating ginseng

(1) Regulate the central nervous system: Ginseng can regulate the central nervous system, improve the excitation and inhibition process of the brain, and make it tend to be balanced; it can improve the ability of mental and physical labor, improve work efficiency and have an anti-fatigue effect.

(2) Improve heart function: Ginseng can increase myocardial contractility, slow down heart rate, increase cardiac output and coronary blood flow, and resist myocardial ischemia and arrhythmia. It has certain effects on heart function, cardiovascular system and blood flow.

(3) Hypoglycemic effect: Ginseng contains ginsenosides and ginseng polysaccharides. In particular, ginsenoside Rb2 has a significant blood sugar lowering effect. In addition, ginseng polysaccharides (or glycopeptides) are another type of blood sugar lowering component in ginseng.

(4) Enhance the body's immune function: Ginsenosides and ginseng polysaccharides are the active ingredients of ginseng that regulate immune function. They can improve the immune function not only for normal people, but also for people with low immune function.

(5) Anti-tumor effect: ginsenosides, ginseng polysaccharides, ginsenosides, ginsenotriols and volatile oils in ginseng. These substances have a certain inhibitory effect on tumors, but the mechanism is very complex.

How to eat ginseng

(1) Cut the wild ginseng into thin slices and chew them slowly. You can also soak the ginseng slices in honey or rock sugar water and take them the next day. Adults can take 1 gram of dried ginseng and 3-4 grams of fresh ginseng per day. Children can take half the amount. Eat them like chewing bubble gum before breakfast and dinner.

(2) Cut the wild ginseng into thin slices and put it into a cup with boiling water to drink. Adults can take 1 gram of dried ginseng and 3-4 grams of fresh ginseng daily. Children can take half the amount. Drink it like tea. After a few days, slowly chew the ginseng in the cup and drink it.

(3)Chicken stewed with ginseng. Take about 30 grams of fresh wild ginseng and about 30 grams of dried astragalus. Put the ginseng and astragalus in the chicken's stomach. Put the chicken in a porcelain bowl, seal it, and simmer it in water. After the chicken is deboned, eat it every morning and evening. It will be finished in about 7 days.

(4) Ginseng glutinous rice chicken. Add about 30 grams of fresh wild ginseng, about 30 grams of dried astragalus, 6 to 10 dates, and 100 to 150 grams of glutinous rice. Put the ginseng, astragalus and dates into a chicken's stomach. Put the chicken in a porcelain bowl, seal it, and simmer it in water. After the chicken is deboned, eat it every morning and evening. It will take about 7 days to finish.