Chinese name:

Source:

Ginseng Radix – root

Nature:

• slightly warm (slightly cool, balanced, warm, weak, strong, lifting, pure yang, slight yin in yang)

Taste:

• sweet, slightly bitter (bitter, light, dense)

Tropism:

• spleen and lungs (stomach, heart, liver, kidneys)

Direction of action:

• ascending

Effects:

• replenishes Yuan Qi

• strengthens Pi and Fei
• generates fluids (Sheng Shai) An Shen

Dosage:

• 1 – 10 g, standardly 3 g

Contraindications:

• overdose may cause allergic reactions in the form of eczema, itching, headaches, dizziness, or even fever and bleeding