American Ginseng: Suitable Groups, Best Time to Eat, and Dosage

American ginseng is a Chinese medicinal herb that can be eaten by men, women, the young and the old alike in our country. It is quite popular because of its effects such as anti-aging, anti-shock, improving human thinking and improving memory. It is now cultivated in many regions, so who is American ginseng suitable for? When is the best time to eat it? How much is appropriate to eat per day?

Suitable groups:

1. Patients with high blood pressure of the deficiency-cold type, and people with high blood sugar.

2. The elderly, and people with senile dementia.

3. Women with irregular menstruation who want their youth but not their acne.

4. Pregnant women cannot eat American ginseng, but after childbirth they may take an appropriate amount, which can tonify qi and nourish yin.

5. For patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, taking American ginseng alone can improve the body's immunity, help repair pancreatic islet function, eliminate insulin resistance, and raise serum insulin.

6. People with high blood pressure should choose American ginseng for tonic supplementation, and should not choose ginseng.

7. For chronic coughing due to lung qi, and discomfort caused by excessive smoking and drinking, such as dry mouth, sore throat, and hoarseness.

8. People with restlessness and insomnia, and neurasthenia.

9. People with rising deficiency fire and heat-induced irritability.

10. People with qi deficiency and weak lungs, who tire easily and feel sleepy.

11. People who wish to stay young and further improve their physical fitness and quality of life.

12. Patients with deficiency of both qi and yin accompanied by heat, manifesting as palpitations and shortness of breath, dizziness, fatigue and dry mouth, or stubborn night sweats, or those who are exhausted and unable to recover after excessive exercise or heavy physical labor.

13. Students above junior high school level, to supplement mental energy consumption, improve memory, and regulate pre-exam nervousness.

14. People with slightly weak constitutions or those in recovery, to strengthen the constitution and improve disease resistance.

15. For people with chronic hepatitis B, taking American ginseng will also help control and improve the condition.

16. Mental workers under high loads.

17. For people suffering from serious illness, regularly taking American ginseng can play a certain role in strengthening the constitution.

18. People who need to work overtime and whose lives are irregular.

19. Among women, there are very many with yin deficiency and internal heat, so American ginseng is suitable for many women.

20. Modern city dwellers, busy with work, under much pressure, who often overdraft their physical strength and lack sleep.

The best time to eat American ginseng:

American ginseng and American ginseng slices are the same. A relatively good choice is around 2 PM, when one easily becomes weary; you can arrange some activities that do not require too much brainpower, such as tidying a room, a desk, or cleaning out an email inbox, then drink a cup of American ginseng tea to sweep away the fatigue. Of course, around 10 AM is also fine.

How much is appropriate to eat per day?

1. The amount of American ginseng eaten depends on each person's physical condition. Different people have different physical conditions, and the daily amount of American ginseng eaten also differs. For healthy people and sub-healthy people, the daily intake is generally 6-10 grams. For patients, the amount depends on factors such as the severity of the disease, the treatment stage, the length of the illness, the patient's constitution, the degree of obviousness of symptoms, age, and season, and the daily intake is generally between 2-5 grams. The daily amount can be divided into 2 to 3 servings.

2. You should determine your own suitable daily amount of American ginseng according to your own condition (measured in grams, refer to what is stated in the first paragraph). Put the washed American ginseng into a bowl, then place the bowl into a pot with water. There is no need for too much water; you can put a rack underneath, so that when the water boils it does not overflow into the bowl. Steam it over water for ten minutes. Then slice the American ginseng and eat it.