Is it easy to get internal heat after eating ginseng?

　　Is it easy to get internal heat after eating ginseng?

　　As a precious Chinese medicinal material, ginseng has been hailed as a good tonic by Chinese people since ancient times and is widely used. At present, people have misunderstandings about ginseng.

　　Misunderstanding 1: Eating ginseng will cause internal heat

　　“"Eating ginseng causes internal heat" is a generally accepted saying and opinion. In fact, this view is extremely biased and is the biggest misunderstanding and misunderstanding of ginseng. Many people get internal heat after eating ginseng. One of the main reasons is excessive intake of ginseng.

　　South Korea subjects 160 Koreans and 160 Chinese to eating ginseng clinical The test method is that each person eats 3 grams of ginseng every day for a total of 4 months. When tested 4 months later, these people did not suffer from internal heat.

　　However, ginseng has great medicinal power, especially perennial garden ginseng and wild ginseng. Do not take excessive amounts, otherwise it will be counterproductive and cause symptoms such as nosebleeds and aphthous sores. So what is the appropriate daily amount of ginseng?

　　Fresh ginseng is different from dried ginseng, garden ginseng is different from wild ginseng, weak ones are different from strong ones, elderly It is different from young people. Nourishing is different from treating diseases. Mild illness is different from severe illness. Taking it only once is different from taking it every day.

　　The dosage of pure wild ginseng is much less than that of garden ginseng. Adults should not consume more than 0.3 grams of dried wild ginseng per day. If they eat wild ginseng regularly, it should be less, usually 0.1 grams.

　　Misunderstanding 2: You can’t eat ginseng in summer

　　Some people say that you cannot eat ginseng in summer, otherwise you will get internal heat. This view is also one-sided. The experts’ answer is,

　　Ginseng can also be eaten in summer, but the type and quantity of ginseng taken are slightly different from those taken in winter.

　　Ginseng products include fresh ginseng, white dried ginseng (raw and sun-dried ginseng), red dried ginseng (red ginseng), ginseng whiskers, ginseng powder and ginsenoside tablets. There are many types of ginseng that can be eaten in summer, such as fresh ginseng, raw sun-dried ginseng, ginseng whiskers, ginseng powder, ginsenoside tablets, etc. Red ginseng can also be eaten, but the quantity must be controlled. For example: the amount of red ginseng eaten in winter should be within 5 grams, and in summer, the amount of red ginseng should be controlled within 3 grams.