Radix Ginseng
Radix Ginseng is used to tonify the Qi:
The herbs are used in treating patterns of Qi deficiency, which are disorders wherein the functional aspects of the body or of a particular Organ are weak (in our hair loss and treat baldness case – the Hairs). The most common disorders are found in the Spleen and Lungs. This is because these two Yin organs are primarily responsible for the extraction of Qi from food and the air, as well as the transportive functions of Qi within the body. Because the Qi is responsible in part for the generation and movement of blood, these herbs are often also used in treating patterns of blood deficiency.
| Pharmaceutical name: | Radix Ginseng |
| Botanical name: | Panax ginseng C. A. Mey |
| Family: | araliaceae |
| Where grown: | Jilin, Liaoning, HeilongJiang of China and Korea |
| When harvested: | 6 to 7-year-old cultivated plants are usually harvested in September to October, wild plants in late August to September |
| Japanese: | Ninjin |
| Korean: | Insam |
| English: | Ginseng Root |
| Literal English translation: | "Man Root" |
| Properties: | Sweet, slightly bitter, slightly warm |
| Text in which first appeared: | Divine Husbandman’s Classic of the Materia Medica |
