Qi Tonics
Hong Shen: Chinese Herb Guide
红参
Red Ginseng
紅參
Name
Hong Shen (Red Ginseng)
The Effect of Hong Shen
Property
Sweet, slightly bitter, warm; spleen, lung and heart meridians entered.
Actions
Tonify qi and blood, nourish yin, promote the secretion of saliva, strengthen the heart and stomach, induce sedation.
Indications
Heart failure, Cardiac shock, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, cold limbs with weak pulse.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 3~9 g.
Cautions
Antagonizing to Li Lu.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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