1, do the elderly eat ginseng?
Ginseng is sweet, slightly bitter, warm in nature, and enters the spleen and lung meridians. Has the effects of strengthening body constitution, invigorating qi, strengthening body constitution, invigorating lung and strengthening spleen. Modern medicine believes that ginseng can nourish the five internal organs, has a strong anti-fatigue effect, improves the body's metabolism and immune function, and can prolong life if taken for a long time. Ginseng is a traditional tonic commonly used in autumn and winter in China, especially suitable for the elderly, patients with advanced wasting disease and postoperative patients.
2. Precautions for cannibalism of the elderly
1. Ginseng should not be abused. Ginseng is a kind of qi tonic, and it should not be taken casually without symptoms of qi deficiency. People who are strong and not weak do not need to take tonics and use them indiscriminately.
2. The most suitable ginseng for the elderly is red ginseng. Its main functions are: improving human immunity, anti-fatigue, anti-radiation, inhibiting tumor and regulating human endocrine system. Red ginseng is suitable for the elderly and the chronically ill.
Some people think that ginseng is a tonic, and eating it is always good for your health. This is a wrong idea. In fact, if ginseng is used improperly or excessively, it will lead to suffocation, chest tightness and abdominal distension.
4, we must pay attention to seasonal changes, generally speaking, the weather is cool in autumn and winter, eating is better, and the weather is hot in summer, which is not suitable for eating.
Ginseng is not a panacea for anti-aging and prolonging life. Simply eating ginseng can lead to health and longevity.
6. It is best not to eat more than 6 grams of ginseng every day for the elderly.
7. Not suitable for people with oral ulcers, frequent thirst, and feverish palms and soles.
8. If you have symptoms such as aphtha and sore throat after eating ginseng, you can eat Radix Rehmanniae to relieve it.
9. For people in sub-health state, you can eat relatively mild American ginseng, codonopsis pilosula or Pseudostellaria heterophylla without knowing your personal physique.
10, no matter what ginseng you eat, you can't overdo it. Even people with qi deficiency will get angry if they eat too much.
3. How do the elderly eat ginseng?
1, decoction: 1.5 ~ 9g (up to 30g in case of emergency use), which should be decocted separately with slow fire, taken alone or orally. If ginseng and traditional Chinese medicine are decocted together, it will not play its due role.
2. Soaking wine: soak 30 grams of ginseng in 500 grams of white wine, cover the bottle mouth tightly, shake it evenly/kloc-0 times a day, take it after half a month, and drink 25 ml a day.
3. Blister: Put the sliced ginseng into a warm cup, soak it in boiling water for 15 minutes, and then drink it. After soaking for 3 times, chew the residue and swallow it (if the digestion ability is poor, remove the residue). The daily dosage is 3 ~ 5g, and sugar can be added, but it is not advisable to brew with tea.
4. Steamed soup: Put about 5g of ginseng into a porcelain cup, add appropriate amount of water, cover the back pot, steam and stew thoroughly with low fire, drink the soup first, and then chew the residue and swallow it.
5. Eat raw: put ginseng slices directly into your mouth, chew and swallow, and finally swallow all the residue. This method not only nourishes and strengthens the body, but also has a good effect on kidney deficiency in the elderly.
6. Grinding into powder: chop ginseng into fine powder, 65,438+0g daily, and take it with warm boiled water, or make it into a thin paste with boiled water.
4. How to preserve ginseng?
(1) desiccant preservation method
Put desiccants such as quicklime, charcoal and silica gel into a closed box or bottle, keep the preservation environment dry, and then wrap the ginseng in paper and seal it in the box or bottle to prevent mildew or moth.
(2) Freezing preservation method
If it is dried ginseng, it can be packed in plastic bags, sealed at the mouth of the bag and put in the refrigerator for refrigeration; If the ginseng is not dry, put it in the freezer first, and then put it in a plastic bag when it is dry.