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Ginseng 人参

Rén Shēn · Panax ginseng (Radix)

Tonify Qi 补气
Nature
Slightly warm 微温
Flavour
Sweet, slightly bitter 甘、微苦
Channels
Spleen, Lung, Heart 脾·肺·心
Part used
Dried root
Species
Panax ginseng C.A. Mey.
Origin
NE China (Jilin), Korea; cultivated & wild

Traditional actions

Strongly tonifies original qi, boosts the Lung and Spleen, generates fluids, calms the spirit.

Traditionally used for

Profound fatigue, weak pulse, shortness of breath, poor appetite, collapse/shock (classical), qi-and-fluid depletion.

How it is prepared

Recipes using Ginseng

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