ACUPUNTURA Y MASAJE TERAPÉUTICO

Ren Shen - Ginseng (Radix Ginseng)

Properties: sligthly Warm, Sweet, sligthly Bitter. Channels: Spleen, Lung

Action and indication: Strongly tonifies source Qi: collapse of Qi, shock, blood loss. (Shen Fu Tang)

Tonifies Spleen and Lung Qi: Lower appetite, diarrhea, fatigue, SOB, wheezing. (Si Jun Zi Tang)

Generates fluids, relieves thirst: diabetes or post-febrile.  (Sheng Mai San) 

Calms mind.

Contraindicated: heat signs, absence of Qi deficiency, Liver Yang with HTN.

Do not use with  Wu ling zhi, Li lu; tea, turnips reduce effectiveness.     

Overdose: headache, insomnia, palpitations, elevated BP. Antidote: mung bean soup.

Dose: 1-9 g  collapse: up to 30 g

cook separate