Can you eat the leaves of fake ginseng? How about the leaves of real ginseng? Let's take a look at why the leaves of fake ginseng cannot be consumed and what the plant morphology of fake ginseng is like!
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Why can't you eat the leaves of fake ginseng?
The leaves of fake ginseng cannot be eaten. Patients should not prioritize cheapness or convenience to avoid adverse reactions and harm to their health.
What are the effects of ginseng leaves?
1. Ginseng leaves have the effects of clearing heat and quenching thirst.
They are used to treat thirst caused by summer heat, heat damage to body fluids, insufficient stomach yin, diabetes, dry cough due to lung dryness, and toothache caused by deficiency heat.
They are also used for cough due to qi deficiency, restlessness caused by summer heat, thirst due to body fluid damage, unclear mind, and fatigue in limbs.
2. Ginseng leaves can be used for thirst caused by summer heat.
They have the functions of clearing heat, generating body fluids, and quenching thirst. They are used to treat thirst caused by summer heat. When combined with maidong, huashi, watermelon rind, etc., they have the effect of relieving summer heat and quenching thirst.
They can also be used for dry cough due to lung dryness.
Ginseng leaves can clear the lungs and generate body fluids, and they can treat dry cough caused by warm dryness. When used alone, they have a gentle action. They are often combined with zhimu, beimu, mulberry leaves, and other herbs to clear dryness, moisten the lungs, and stop coughing.
3. Ginseng leaves can improve the flexibility of the nervous system.
Ginseng leaves can improve the flexibility of the nervous activity process. They can improve sleep and mood, enhance brain and physical functions, and have significant anti-fatigue, diuretic, and anti-radiation effects.
They can increase the body's defense capabilities against various harmful stimuli.
They have certain preventive and therapeutic effects on myocardial malnutrition, coronary artery sclerosis, and neurasthenia.
Reminder: If you experience symptoms such as persistent increase in blood pressure, chest tightness and discomfort, restlessness and insomnia, dizziness and headache, and bleeding during the process of taking ginseng leaves, you should immediately stop taking them and consult a pharmacist for details, preferably with the prescription of a concoction of laifu seeds for resolution.
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