How to keep healthy with ginseng
Shengmai Powder consists of Ginseng, Ophiopogon japonicus and Schisandra chinensis. A better use of ginseng is to soak it in wine. You can soak two raw ginseng roots in 50% white wine for two months. The medicinal properties of ginseng will continue to dissolve, and you can add some wine after drinking. Ginseng wine is suitable for people with qi deficiency, who always feel weak, pale, prone to asthma and sweating. If the yin deficiency is obvious, 50 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus can be added to correct the medicinal properties of ginseng. Ordinary people can also drink ginseng wine as health wine. Drinking is good for health. Many centenarians drink alcohol, but they only drink very little every day and only drink a small glass for a long time. This shows that wine can promote blood circulation and dredge collaterals, which is good for people's longevity. Another use of ginseng is a simple prescription called Shengmai Drink. Shengmai drink, also called Shengmai powder, was used by Qianlong to Qianlong emperor in Qing Dynasty. Qianlong took ginseng the most, sometimes almost every day. Shengmai Powder was founded by Li Dongyuan, one of the four famous artists in Jin and Yuan Dynasties. Li Dongyuan used ginseng, Ophiopogon japonicus and Schisandra chinensis in many prescriptions, especially in the addition and subtraction of drugs in Spleen and Stomach Theory. He once said: "Heat hurts vitality, and ginseng, Ophiopogon japonicus and Schisandra chinensis are used for pulse generation. Pulse, vitality, the sweetness of ginseng, benefiting qi and purging heat; The bitter cold of Ophiopogon japonicus is the source of replenishing water and clearing dryness; The acid of Schisandra chinensis is used to purge fire and replenish the gold in the large intestine and lungs. " This passage illustrates the original intention of Li Dongyuan to prescribe this prescription. After this prescription was created, it was widely spread immediately. Now many pharmacies and hospitals can buy Shengmai oral liquid and Shenmai injection. In the treatment of some heart diseases, Shenmai preparation has played a great role, which can quickly replenish emotions and stabilize the condition. This medicine is not only used for first aid. When Li Dongyuan founded this recipe, he thought that if it is too hot every day in summer, both the heart qi and the heart yin will be hurt, that is, both the heart qi and the heart yin will be deficient. At this time, using this prescription can benefit qi and nourish yin and restore the body. Therefore, when it is hot every day in summer, if you feel upset, thirsty, weak limbs and spontaneous sweating, you can go to the drugstore to buy a box of Shengmai drink and drink a little according to the instructions, which can play a very good health care role, and usually the symptoms will be relieved soon. Need to be reminded: there are two kinds of Shengmai drink, one is made of ginseng, generally red ginseng, which is slightly more medicinal and has better effect, and is mainly used when the symptoms are serious; The other is made by codonopsis pilosula, which will be marked on the medicine box. The medicine is mild in nature and can be used for health care. In addition to heat hurting vitality, in other seasons except summer, if overwork hurts the heart, symptoms such as upset, flustered, dry mouth, weakness of limbs, easy sweating, pale face, etc. are also caused by excessive exhaustion of heart qi and yin. At this time, you can also take a little pulse drink to supplement. Emperor Qianlong may also be like this. He is diligent, gets up early every day, and has a lot of things to deal with. The doctors prepared Shengmai powder for him in time. Among them, Ophiopogon japonicus is cold, which restricts the heat of ginseng. Schisandra chinensis can restrain emotions and nourish the lungs and large intestine at the same time. Gan Long took this prescription and the effect was very good. He took it all year round. Sometimes, he removes Schisandra from the prescription and uses only ginseng and Ophiopogon japonicus. According to Qianlong's physician, this prescription is not used for treating diseases, but for health care. According to the records of the Qing Palace, Qianlong took it all the year round, especially every day when he was old, becoming the longest-lived emperor in history. Although there are many reasons for his longevity, his attention to health care has indeed played a certain role.