Among the tonic herbs of ginseng, the most common ones are ginseng and party ginseng, both of which have almost the same effect of tonicity, but the scope of application of different ginsengs is different, and if they are not used properly, not only will they fail to achieve the tonic effect, but they will easily backfire. So let's understand the difference between Party Ginseng and Ginseng.
Difference in shape and appearance
Party ginseng: Party ginseng is generally long and conical in shape, with thick roots and few branches, due to different growth years, the roots are generally 8 to 30 cm long, 0.5 to 2.5 cm in diameter, gray-brown or gray-brown in color, with tight circular transverse wrinkles near the reed head, gradually spreading downward.
Ginseng: Ginseng is a perennial persistent herb with a main root 30 to 60 cm tall, fleshy and thick, yellowish-white in color, cylindrical or fusiform in shape, and slightly branched below.
Differences in composition
Ginseng contains sterols, sugars and glycosides, amino acids, volatile components, trace elements, alkaloids and nitrogenous components, dandelion terpene alcohol, eugenol, vanillin, etc.
Ginseng contains ginsenosides, volatile oil, ginseng arithmetic, phytosterols, choline, amino acids and peptides, glucose, fructose, maltose, sucrose, pectin, ginseng trisaccharides, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, pantothenic acid, folic acid, and rubidium, strontium, zinc, iron, barium, copper, aluminum, manganese, cobalt, selenium, nickel and other trace elements. The amino acids contained in ginseng are mainly arginine, lysine, alanine, serine, tyrosine, proline, glycine, glutamic acid, threonine, leucine, isoleucine, aspartic acid, phenylalanine, histidine, etc.
Difference in nature and taste
Radix Codonopsis pilosulae is flat, sweet in taste and slightly sour, and belongs to the spleen and lung meridians. It is commonly used in clinical practice as a qi tonic, but its medicinal effect is weaker than ginseng.
Ginseng is warm and flat in nature, sweet in taste and slightly bitter, and belongs to the spleen, lung and heart meridians. It is often used to invigorate Yang Qi and is suitable for first aid to return Yang.
Difference in application and efficacy
Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng tonifies the middle of the body and invigorates the qi, generates body fluid, treats weakness of the spleen and stomach, deficiency of both qi and blood, body fatigue and weakness, poor appetite, thirst, prolonged diarrhea, prolapse, blood deficiency and atrophy, shortness of breath and cough, etc. It also has the effect of delaying aging.
Ginseng is a great tonic for vital energy, fixing off and generating fluids, and calming the mind. It is mainly used for treating deficiency of labor and injury, poor food, lassitude, regurgitation, slippery stool, coughing and wheezing, sweating and violent loss, palpitation, stomachic, dizziness, headache, frequent urination, thirst, women's collapse and leakage, children's slow fright and long deficiency, and all diseases of deficiency of qi and blood and fluids.
Differences in pharmacological effects
Radix Codonopsis
Radix Codonopsis Ginseng is suitable as a flat tonic product, generally suitable for people with chronic weakness. It has excitatory effects on the nervous system, enhances immune function, regulates gastrointestinal function, inhibits gastric acid secretion, reduces pepsin activity; elevates red blood cells, hemoglobin and reticulocytes in animals, and has a suggestive effect on the decline of white blood cells caused by chemotherapy and radiotherapy, as well as delays aging and resists radiation.
Ginseng
Ginseng can regulate the central nervous system, improve the process of excitation and inhibition of the brain, improve the ability of mental and physical work, and play an anti-fatigue role.
Ginseng contains ginsenosides, which can strengthen the excitatory process and inhibit the over-formation of the cerebral cortex, and has the effect of improving memory.
Ginseng can increase myocardial contractility, slow down heart rate, increase cardiac output and coronary blood flow, which can counteract myocardial ischemia and cardiac arrhythmia. Moreover, ginseng has a significant effect on hypoxia tolerance, which can effectively regulate sinus arrhythmia.
Ginsenoside has the effect of reducing blood viscosity, anti-platelet agglutination, anti-coagulation, thrombosis, and also accelerating lipid metabolism and lowering cholesterol.
