What are the correct ways to eat ginseng powder?

Ginseng is a common tonic medicine in our lives that can effectively improve our body's immunity and physical strength. However, ginseng is quite nourishing. If you consume ginseng blindly, it may not achieve the purpose of nourishing our body, but may have the opposite effect. Ginseng powder is one of the ways we usually eat ginseng, so how should we eat ginseng powder correctly? Let’s take a look now!

The correct way to eat ginseng powder:

1. It is not advisable to eat ginseng every day. It is sufficient to take it 2-3 times a week, otherwise it is easy to overdose.

2. People with cold constitution can use ginseng powder to make wine. Method: add 200 grams of ginseng powder to 4-5 pounds of wine, and drink about 30 grams each time.

3. Take 1-2 grams of ginseng powder and make warm tea.

4. Take 5-10 grams of ginseng powder and mix it into porridge. Eat it once a day. It is suitable for patients with chronic gastrointestinal diseases with poor digestive function and the elderly and weak people.

5. Peel the eggs and beat them in a bowl, add 1 to 2 grams of ginseng powder and an appropriate amount of water, season, stir evenly, and then steam until cooked.

6. Add ginseng powder and black-bone chicken together with water and stew until cooked, then add seasoning. Of course, in addition to stewing chicken, you can also stew it with other ingredients.

Precautions for eating ginseng powder

1. Although ginseng is good, it is not suitable for everyone. Children, young people or healthy people do not need to eat ginseng. Ginseng contains ingredients that promote precocious puberty, so children should take it with caution. Ginseng is a tonic and can be used by people with weak constitutions.

2. People who have been ill for a long time and are weak and need to take supplements can choose raw sun-dried ginseng. If you experience dry mouth, nose bleeding, etc. after taking the medicine, it may be that you are not receiving the tonic. You can choose American ginseng, which has a cool nature. Cancer patients can choose red ginseng. If they do not respond to the supplement, they can use American ginseng instead.

3. The main components of ginseng are ginsenosides, multiple amino acids, sugars, ginseng acid, vitamins, etc., so it should not be taken when you have a cold or fever.

4. People with excessive heat in the body should not eat ginseng. People with high blood pressure should not consume ginseng powder.

5. Tonic food is suitable for winter, so ginseng and other tonic foods are suitable for consumption during this period of time in winter.

6. Do not use too much ginseng powder at one time, otherwise poisoning will occur, with symptoms such as itching, headache, dizziness, bleeding, fever, and in severe cases, death. Therefore, after taking ginseng, you should take it for 5 days and then rest for two days. This period of time should not exceed two months, and then rest for one week after two months. Also, do not drink tea when eating ginseng, as it will affect the medicinal effects of ginseng.

The above is an introduction to the correct way to eat ginseng powder. After understanding it, we know that there are many ways for people to eat it, but we must not eat too much when we have an appetite. In addition, ginseng has a very good tonic effect, so children should try not to eat it often.