What are the effects and functions of ginseng and how to eat it?

The medicinal value and health benefits of ginseng are recognized by us, and it is also a good gift for normal times, because it can help us regulate our body and improve our immunity and resistance. For people who are weak and sickly, taking ginseng correctly can make the body stronger, and it has the effect of calming the nerves and helping sleep, and relieving neurasthenia. It has a very high health value.

Ginseng is a plant with high nutritional and medicinal value. Taking ginseng regularly can prevent and treat arteriosclerosis and hypertension, prevent aging, enhance sexual function, prevent and treat cancer and tumors, relieve acute alcohol poisoning and drunkenness, relieve mental fatigue for students and mental workers, and has a therapeutic effect on moles, acne, and athlete's foot. According to historical records: ginseng has the effects of "replenishing the five internal organs, calming the spirit, settling the soul, stopping panic, improving eyesight, making people happy and intelligent". The latest research proves that the anti-tumor mechanism of ginseng and ginsenoside rh2 shows a new anti-tumor pathway. If radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and surgical therapy are used in combination with ginsenoside RH2 and ginseng, their advantages can be brought into play: killing and removing tumor cells, inducing redifferentiation, improving human immunity, preventing tumor cells from invading and metastasizing normal tissues, protecting normal cells, etc., while avoiding their shortcomings, the therapeutic effect will be improved and the clinical cure rate will be increased.

There are several ways to eat ginseng:

(1) Soak in wine. The whole ginseng root can be cut into thin slices, put into a bottle, and soaked with 50-60 degree white wine, and taken daily as appropriate.

(2) Chewing. The simplest way to take ginseng is to hold 2 to 3 slices of ginseng in your mouth and chew them slowly. It can stimulate the production of saliva and refresh the mind, and is sweet, cool and delicious.

(3) Stewed food. Ginseng is often accompanied by a certain bitter taste when eaten. If ginseng is cooked with lean meat, chicken, fish, etc., the bitterness can be eliminated and the body can be nourished and strengthened.

(4) Make tea. Cut the ginseng into thin slices, put it in a bowl or cup, brew it with boiling water, cover it for 5 minutes and then drink it.

(5) Stew and serve. Cut the ginseng into 2cm thin slices, put it into a porcelain bowl, fill it with water, seal the bowl, place it in a pot and steam it for 4 to 5 hours before serving.

(6) Grinding. Grind the ginseng into fine powder and swallow it every day. The dosage depends on personal constitution, generally 1 to 1.5 grams each time.

The above detailed analysis introduces the effects of ginseng. In fact, there are many ways to use ginseng. If you add ginseng when stewing some nutritious soups in daily life, you can also play its nourishing effect well and be more beneficial to the body's health for a longer time. Therefore, I hope everyone can have a scientific understanding of the effects of these health-care herbs.