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Autumn and winter are approaching, and the cold wind is bleak. For the general public, this will be a good season for winter tonic. Recently, the most frequently asked question in outpatient department is: "Doctor, I bought a good American ginseng at home. Can I take it? " "Doctor, can I eat Korean ginseng?" In fact, everyone's physique is different, so the medicinal materials taken during winter tonic are still very different.

First of all, let me help you sort out the main "ginseng" on the market. What is the difference between sun-dried ginseng, red ginseng and American ginseng? Some people can tell roughly, but not everyone can figure out which kind of ginseng can be taken.

Ginseng is the most important traditional medicine in China. Pure wild ginseng is called "wild ginseng" for short, but now the demand is strong and it is almost impossible to buy. Therefore, most wild ginseng is actually cultivated artificially, but as long as the quality is up to standard, the efficacy of artificially cultivated wild ginseng is also very good. Artificial cultivated ginseng is called "garden ginseng", which accounts for the vast majority of ginseng at present. At present, when we all say ginseng, we actually mean "garden ginseng".

So what is "sun ginseng"? We call sun-dried or sun-dried ginseng "raw sun-dried ginseng" or commonly known as "white ginseng". The curative effect of sun-dried ginseng is partial to invigorating qi, and its nature is relatively warm and moist. In terms of drug effect, it mainly has the functions of lowering blood pressure, resisting fatigue and increasing weight.

Then what is "red ginseng"? We call it "red ginseng". After it is evaporated, the color of red ginseng is reddish brown, which is also the difference in appearance between red ginseng and raw ginseng. Common "Korean ginseng" on the market is a kind of "red ginseng". Red ginseng has stronger blood-enriching effect, stronger anti-virus and myocardial contractility.

What is the difference between sun-dried ginseng and red ginseng? In fact, apart from the color difference in appearance, the most important difference between red ginseng and sun-dried ginseng is that red ginseng is warmer than sun-dried ginseng, so if people who take it are prone to damp heat and get angry easily, it is not suitable to take red ginseng. If the patient is usually in good health, but it is easy to dry mouth, it is more suitable to take raw ginseng.

American ginseng is one of the most familiar health products. The so-called American ginseng is actually a kind of ginseng introduced to China from the Ming Dynasty. What's the difference between American ginseng and ginseng in China?

The efficacy of American ginseng and ginseng is very different. American ginseng is cool and more suitable for treating patients with lung heat. In short, it is more suitable for patients who smoke for a long time and have a dry cough without phlegm. There is another kind of people who will get angry after eating ginseng. Such people can eat American ginseng instead of ginseng to nourish their bodies.

So what's the difference between ginseng and American ginseng except that they adapt to different people? What ginseng is suitable for tumor patients? Simply put, ginseng has stronger anti-tumor effect than American ginseng, which greatly invigorates the vitality. Therefore, for patients with digestive tract tumors such as gastric cancer and intestinal cancer, if the constitution is not very special, the effect of taking ginseng will be better than that of American ginseng. For patients with respiratory tract tumors such as lung cancer, especially after radiotherapy, American ginseng is more suitable for treating symptoms such as dry mouth and bitter taste because it has stronger effects of nourishing yin and promoting fluid production than ginseng.

Ginseng is a good thing, but because of its great efficacy, the hot body will still blush, have a fever and even have a nosebleed after eating ginseng.

American ginseng is also very expensive, but people with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold are prone to stomach pain and diarrhea. Please pay attention to this.

Therefore, when choosing health care drugs, when visiting relatives and friends, especially when visiting patients, we should choose the right "ginseng" according to the specific situation, and choose the right one instead of the expensive one according to the physical condition and illness!