Thousand-year ginseng is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine for dispelling wind. It is mainly made from dried roots and rhizomes. It can help to soothe tendons, promote blood circulation, reduce swelling, and relieve pain. In addition to its medicinal properties, thousand-year ginseng is also a rare ornamental plant.
【The Efficacy and Functions of Thousand-Year Ginseng】
Thousand-year ginseng has an important role in dispelling wind and promoting blood circulation. It can be used directly to treat joint discomfort caused by invasion of wind and cold or blocked meridians. It plays an important role in relieving pain. Thousand-year ginseng also has significant therapeutic effects on joint soreness and rheumatism in humans.
Thousand-year ginseng also has the important function of strengthening tendons and bones. Regular consumption of thousand-year ginseng can nourish blood and improve liver and kidney function. It has obvious therapeutic effects on limb weakness and lower back and knee soreness caused by liver and kidney deficiency and insufficient essence and blood.
Thousand-year ginseng is also a type of anticoagulant Chinese medicinal material. It can enhance the activity of platelets in the human blood, prevent blood clotting, and prevent the formation of coronary artery atherosclerosis. It has great benefits for maintaining cardiovascular health.
【The Pharmacological Effects of Thousand-Year Ginseng】
Antibacterial effect: The paper plate method experiment shows that the volatile oil of thousand-year ginseng has a significant inhibitory effect on the growth of Brucella (types in cattle, sheep, and pigs) on the plate.
The methanol extract of thousand-year ginseng has significant anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. The alcoholic extract has antihistamine effects, and the water extract has strong anticoagulant effects. The volatile oil it contains has inhibitory effects on Brucella and type I herpes simplex virus.
Toxicity: Overdose reactions include convulsions, opisthotonus, irregular breathing, respiratory arrest, and cardiac arrest in animal experiments.
Differentiation and application: Both thousand-year ginseng and duhuo mainly act to dispel wind and dampness and treat rheumatic pain. However, duhuo mainly treats lower back pain, while thousand-year ginseng mainly treats heel pain. Although they both enter the kidney meridian, they have different main treatment areas.
【The Contraindications of Thousand-Year Ginseng】
There have been reports of patients experiencing nausea, vomiting, dizziness, convulsions, loss of consciousness, incontinence, opisthotonus, and difficulty breathing after taking compound drugs containing thousand-year ginseng. The dosage and post-medication reactions should be carefully monitored during clinical use of this medicine.
Thousand-year ginseng should not be used for rheumatic pain with heat syndrome. It is not suitable for people with Yin deficiency and internal heat constitution to take this medicine for a long time. People with Yin deficiency and internal heat constitution should use this medicine with caution.
"Ganyuan Xiaoshi": "Avoid Lai Fu (another name for thousand-year ginseng)."
"The New Handbook of Herbal Medicine": "Use with caution for people with Yin deficiency and internal heat constitution."
