| BASIC INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Plant name in Latin: | Panax ginseng |
| Herb name in Chinese: | 人参 |
| Herb name in Pinyin: | REN SHEN |
| Herb name in English: | Ginseng |
| HERB PROPERTIES | |
| Herb property: | Mildly Warm |
| Herb flavor: | Sweet,Bitter |
| Herb meridian tropism: | Lung,Spleen,Heart |
| HERB DESCRIPTION | |
| Use part: | root |
| Herb effect: | To supplement original qi greatly, restore pulse and stem desertion, supplement spleen and boost lung, engender liquid, quiet spirit, lower blood sugar levels. |
| Herb indication: | Qi vacuity and verging on desertion, cold limbs and faint pulse, reduced food intake due to spleen vacuity, cough and asthma due to lung vacuity, fluid damage and thirst, diabetes mellitus due to internal heat, enduring illness qi vacuity, fright palpitation and insomnia, impotence, uterus cold, cardiac failure. |
| CROSS REFERENCES | |
| TCMID id: | 3861 |
| HERB id: | HERB004609 |
| SymMap id: | SMHB00336 |