What are the taboos of eating American ginseng?

American ginseng is a precious ginseng in my country. The medicinal value of American ginseng is high and it has a good effect on male and female diseases. American ginseng is also suitable for the elderly. However, although it is a health product, it needs to be used according to the symptoms like other medicines. American ginseng also has adverse reactions and contraindications. So what are the contraindications of eating American ginseng?

Although American ginseng has unique features in treating diseases and improving health, it also has contraindications. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that people with insufficient yang energy or cold and dampness in the stomach should not take it. For example: pale complexion, swollen face and limbs, fear of cold, slow heartbeat, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, abdominal distension, and greasy white tongue coating.

Men with impotence, premature ejaculation, and spermatorrhea; women with low libido, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, and excessive vaginal discharge should avoid taking American ginseng. In addition, children with developmental delay, indigestion, colds and coughs, or acute infections with damp-heat syndrome should not take American ginseng.

Ginseng, like other medicines, can cause adverse reactions if not taken for the right symptoms.

Some people may experience chills, lowered body temperature, loss of appetite, abdominal pain and diarrhea after taking American ginseng; some may experience dysmenorrhea and delayed menstruation; others may have allergic reactions, such as scattered blisters of varying sizes on the upper and lower limbs and abnormal itching. If the above symptoms occur, stop taking American ginseng immediately.

The main effects of American ginseng are to improve the body's immunity, enhance resistance, and have a good effect on cancer prevention and treatment, as well as clearing heat and detoxification. American ginseng itself has strong medicinal properties and has different precautions in different aspects of the body. So what are the taboos of eating American ginseng? First of all, we need to note that people with cold stomach, adverse reactions, abnormal itching, blisters, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms should not eat it.