Panax, American Ginseng, Xi Yang Shen 西洋参

Xi Yang Shen (TCM)
Picture Panax quinquefolium
Medicinal Plants, Millspaugh, 1892

Picture American Ginseng root
Notes on Pharmacognosy, Otto Augustus Wall, 1902

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Botanical name:


Panax quinquefolium

Parts used:


Root

Temperature & Taste:


Cool, moist. Sweet, slightly Bitter

Classification:


N. Yin Tonics

Uses:


1. Benefits Qi, Nourishes Yin:
-Yin-deficient Heat;
-Chronic or low-grade Fever
-aftermath of a Heat disease or Epidemic disease with weakness, thirst, irritability
-‘Wasting and Thirsting disorder’; thirst with wasting as seen in Diabetes

2. Nourishes Lung Yin, Clears Lung Heat:
-Cough, Wheezing, and Hemoptysis from chronic Heat damaging the Lungs
-Loss of Voice

3. Strengthens the Spleen and Stomach Qi:
-lethargy, poor appetite, abdominal distention, chronic diarrhea
-American Ginseng shares this function with Panax Ren Shen, but is not as strong


Dose:


Powder: 500mg–2 grams;

Comment:


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Correctives:


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Substitutes:


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Preparations:


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Main Combinations:


1. High Fever that has damaged Qi and Yin, American Ginseng with

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2. Lethargy, Wheezing with Heat and Yin deficiency, American Ginseng with

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3. Yin deficient Heat:
i. American Ginseng with

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ii. with dryness of the Mouth and Throat, debility, American Ginseng with

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4. Yin and Qi deficiency, American Ginseng with

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5. Chronic Cough:
i. from Heat, American Ginseng with

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ii. from Lung weakness, American Ginseng with

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6. Diabetes, American Ginseng with

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Major Formulas


Mai Men Dong Tang
Qing Shu Yi Qi Tang

Cautions:


1. Not generally used in heat conditions (unless corrected in formula). Especially not used in Heat-type bleeding or external pathogenic heat.
2. Not used in rising Liver Yang.
3. Best to avoid use with coffee.

Drug Interactions:


Not used with Veratrum Li Lu.

Main Preparations used:



  • Extra Info
  • Research
GENERAL / REVIEW
–Panacis Quinquefolii Radix: A Review of the Botany, Phytochemistry, Quality Control, Pharmacology, Toxicology and Industrial Applications Research Progress.
–[Research progress on saponins, biological activities of saponins, and quality control of Panax quinquefolium].

PROCESSING
–[Influence of different processed methods on 10 kinds of ginsensides in Panacis Quinquefolii Radix].

TONIC EFFECT
–[Research on the mechanism of Yin-enriching and Qi-reinforcing, strengthening body and tonification deficiency syndrome action of radix Panacis quinquefolii].