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Can kidney-yang deficiency eat American ginseng?
American ginseng is cold, so it is not recommended to take it under the condition of kidney-yang deficiency. American ginseng is a medicine for nourishing yin, which has little effect on the symptoms of kidney-yang deficiency.

Generally speaking, it is best not to take American ginseng, because it has the effect of nourishing yin and benefiting qi. Taking American ginseng regularly can resist arrhythmia, myocardial ischemia, myocardial oxidation and enhance myocardial contractility. Patients with coronary heart disease have symptoms of deficiency of both qi and yin, palpitation and shortness of breath, and can take American ginseng for a long time, with remarkable curative effect. The function of American ginseng is that it can regulate blood pressure, effectively reduce temporary and persistent blood pressure, and contribute to the recovery of hypertension, arrhythmia, coronary heart disease, acute myocardial infarction, cerebral thrombosis and other diseases.

Kidney yang deficiency: that is, kidney yang deficiency is a symptom of kidney yang deficiency. It is mostly caused by yang deficiency in the body, kidney deficiency in the elderly or kidney injury caused by long-term illness, and overwork in the house. The clinical manifestations are pain in the waist and knees, chills in limbs, especially lower limbs, dizziness, listlessness and pallor; Or the tongue is pale and black, the coating is fat and white, and the pulse is weak; Or impotence, premature ejaculation, infertility due to cold uterus, or prolonged defecation at night, indigestion and diarrhea; Or edema, especially below the waist, inability to droop, and even abdominal pain, palpitations, and cough.

American ginseng: sweet, slightly bitter and cool. Heart, lung and kidney meridians. Indications: Supplementing qi and nourishing yin, clearing away heat and promoting fluid production. It can be used for treating qi deficiency and yin deficiency, cough due to internal heat, asthma, excessive phlegm and little blood, asthenia due to deficiency heat, thirst, dry mouth and throat. American ginseng has the functions of anti-fatigue, anti-oxidation, anti-stress, inhibiting platelet aggregation and reducing blood coagulation. In addition, it has the function of regulating blood sugar for diabetic patients.