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
- Decoction (simmer separately, 单煎)
- Steamed & sliced
- Powder / capsules
- Tonic soup
- Steeped as tea (small amount)