Can American ginseng be taken for a long time?

As people age or due to illness, their body's resistance will decline. Under such circumstances, the body may develop some more serious diseases. Therefore, it is very necessary to supplement the body with nutrients on a regular basis. Commonly used nutritional supplements include American ginseng, etc. Timely supplementation will have a good effect. So can American ginseng be used for a long time? Let’s talk about it below.

American ginseng can regulate the excitement and inhibition of the central nervous system, with inhibition being more prominent; it can resist fatigue, hypoxia, and enhance the body's adaptability; it has the effects of resisting arrhythmia, myocardial ischemia, and enhancing myocardial contractility; it has the effect of promoting the secretion of adrenal cortex hormones; it can enhance the body's immune function; it has anti-diuretic and hemostatic effects. It can be taken for a long time.

1. Do not drink strong tea while taking the medicine, because tea contains a lot of tannic acid, which will destroy the effective ingredients in American ginseng. You must drink tea 2 to 3 days after taking American ginseng. It is also best not to drink coffee, which also has a certain effect on the effect of American ginseng.

2. Cannot be taken with radish. American ginseng is for replenishing qi (warming and replenishing vital energy), while white radish is for draining qi (clearing away heat, detoxifying, cooling, etc.). The two foods are contradictory. Not only can they not be eaten from a nutritional point of view, but the two foods are incompatible, which can easily cause allergic reactions or even poisoning. Moreover, from the perspective of Chinese medicine pharmacology, white radish cannot be eaten with American ginseng, and it is incompatible with many supplements. Sometimes eating white radish when you are sick will greatly aggravate the condition, such as when you have a cold or blisters.

3. Be alert to adverse reactions: Some people will experience chills, decreased body temperature, loss of appetite, abdominal pain and diarrhea after taking American ginseng; some will experience dysmenorrhea and delayed menstruation; others will have allergic reactions, with scattered blisters of varying sizes appearing on the upper and lower limbs and abnormal itching. After stopping the drug, the blisters will be absorbed and disappear on their own.

4. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that American ginseng is a cooling medicine that is good for replenishing qi and nourishing yin. If you have heat symptoms in your body, such as dry mouth and irritability, hot palms, red face, and frequent fatigue, you can use American ginseng supplements to achieve the purpose of conditioning. On the contrary, if you have a cough with phlegm, excessive saliva, or edema, you should avoid taking American ginseng, otherwise it will aggravate your condition. In addition, "do not supplement unless you are deficient." If you are not feeling unwell, you should not take American ginseng lozenges frequently.

5. In addition, American ginseng is not good for dampness, and seasonality should be considered when taking it. The climate in spring and summer is relatively dry, so it is more suitable to take American ginseng, but not ginseng or red ginseng; while autumn and winter are more suitable for taking ginseng.

6. American ginseng contains an ingredient called ginsenoside, which has the effect of improving human immunity. Therefore, people with weak constitutions, such as the elderly and seriously ill people, can strengthen their constitutions by taking American ginseng regularly; and some people with chronic diseases, such as chronic hepatitis B, can benefit from taking American ginseng in controlling and improving their condition; for those with intestinal heat and bloody stools, according to "Lei Ju Yao Fang", steaming American ginseng with longan meat can help clear the intestines and stop bleeding.

7. American ginseng cannot be taken together with Lilu.

American ginseng has a good nutritional effect on the body, so it can be used for a long time. In addition, American ginseng has many uses. It can be soaked in water, boiled into tea, cooked, etc., all of which can make American ginseng have a good effect of supplementing the body's nutrition. Therefore, you can use American ginseng with confidence. The effect will be better if used with other nutritional supplements.