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Ginseng for measured fatigue 人参补气
Energy & Fatigue 补气提神 early evidenceWhat the evidence says:
Randomized trials of American ginseng (Mayo Clinic, 2013) showed meaningful reduction of cancer-related fatigue at 2,000 mg/day over 8 weeks. Everyday-tiredness evidence is weaker but supportive.
Randomized trials of American ginseng (Mayo Clinic, 2013) showed meaningful reduction of cancer-related fatigue at 2,000 mg/day over 8 weeks. Everyday-tiredness evidence is weaker but supportive.
How to make it
Slices steeped as tea, or 生脉散-style: 人参 6 g + 麦冬 9 g simmered 20 min for exhaustion with dry mouth after sweating.
Why it works
Rule out the checkable causes first: iron, B12, thyroid, sleep apnoea. Herbs assist; they don't replace a diagnosis.
Classical source
The emperor of tonics since the Shennong Bencao Jing; 生脉散 (with 麦冬 + 五味子, Jin dynasty) is its classic summer-exhaustion formula.
Cautions: As above for ginseng: blood pressure, heat signs, drug interactions.