Health Science Popularization | Understanding Ginseng: 7 Key Questions for Safe Use

Health Science Popularization | Understanding Ginseng: 7 Key Questions for Safe Use

Click the blue text to follow us Traditional Chinese Medicine Popularization — About Ginseng — Ginseng (Ren Shen) is a perennial herb belonging to the Araliaceae family. Ginseng is warm in nature, sweet and slightly bitter in taste, and slightly warm. It enters the Spleen (Pi), Lung (Fei), Heart (Xin), and Kidney (Shen) meridians. It … Read more

Understanding a Chinese Herbal Medicine Each Day: Ginseng

Understanding a Chinese Herbal Medicine Each Day: Ginseng

Click the blue text above to follow us Mentioning Ren Shen (Ginseng) is well-known, as it is said, “Da Huang (Rhubarb) saves lives without merit, while Ren Shen kills without fault.” Reports on Ren Shen often focus on its morphological characteristics, efficacy, clinical applications, formulas, chemical components, and pharmacology.This article focuses on common adulterants of … Read more

Weekly Herb | Ginseng

Weekly Herb | Ginseng

Click the “Qianxinan Prefecture Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital” above to quickly follow us National Level 3 Class A Traditional Chinese Medicine Comprehensive Hospital Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Second Affiliated Hospital Qianxinan Hospital Ginseng—— Commonly Used Medicinal Herb Popular Science Ginseng (Ren Shen) is the dried root and rhizome of the plant Panax ginseng … Read more

Ginseng: A Comprehensive Overview

Ginseng: A Comprehensive Overview

Ginseng (Ren Shen) Source This product is the dried root and rhizome of the plant Panax ginseng, belonging to the Araliaceae family. Related Names Mountain Ginseng (Shan Shen), Korean Ginseng (Gao Li Shen), Garden Ginseng (Yuan Shen), Transplanted Mountain Ginseng (Yi Shan Shen), Red Ginseng (Hong Shen), Edge Ginseng (Bian Tiao Shen), Sugar Ginseng (Tang … Read more

Traditional Chinese Medicine: Ginseng

Traditional Chinese Medicine: Ginseng

Ginseng (Renshen) is a perennial herb that prefers cool, shady environments. It typically flowers in three years and bears fruit in five to six years, with flowering occurring from May to June and fruiting from June to September. It grows in mixed coniferous and broadleaf forests dominated by red pine at altitudes of several hundred … Read more

Ginseng: A Comprehensive Overview in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Click the blue words to follow us Inheriting the essence of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and spreading TCM culture Ginseng (Ren Shen) 【Scientific Name】Ginseng (Ren Shen) 【Source】This product is the dried root and rhizome of the plant Panax ginseng, belonging to the Araliaceae family. It is harvested in autumn, cleaned, and then sun-dried or oven-dried. … Read more

Understanding Qi Supplementation and Lung Nourishment in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Understanding Qi Supplementation and Lung Nourishment in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Click the blue text to follow me In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Qi refers to the collective functions of substances such as blood, body fluids, Yang energy, and Yin essence within the human body. The quantity and quality of Qi directly determine the life activities and health status of an individual. Qi deficiency is a … Read more

Understanding Qi Deficiency and How to Correctly Supplement Qi

Understanding Qi Deficiency and How to Correctly Supplement Qi

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), there are many names for Qi, including Ying Qi, Wei Qi, Gu Qi, Zhen Qi, Yuan Qi, Shen Qi, Qing Qi, and Zhuo Qi. Ultimately, these terms can be categorized into three types of Qi: Zong Qi, Zhong Qi, and Yuan Qi. Zong Qi resides in the chest, in the … Read more

Qi Deficiency is Common in the Elderly and Should be Regularly Supplemented

Qi Deficiency is Common in the Elderly and Should be Regularly Supplemented

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), “Qi” has two meanings: one refers to the subtle substances that constitute and sustain human life activities, such as the breath (huǒ qì) and the essence of food (shuǐ gǔ qì); the other refers to the functions of the organs, such as the Qi of the organs (zàng fǔ zhī … Read more

Boosting Qi: The Fastest Method to Enhance Immunity

Boosting Qi: The Fastest Method to Enhance Immunity

We know that the five organs and six bowels are indispensable organs in the human body. For the human body, the function of Qi (气) is like the fire at the bottom of a cooking pot. It is the presence of this Qi that allows the lifeless organs to function, making life truly alive. Because … Read more