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Panax Ginseng Root extract
【English name】: Panax ginseng extract
【Latin name】: Panax Ginseng C.A.Mey.
【Plant part used】: Root
【Specification】: 10%-80% Ginsenosides
【Testing methods】: UV&HPLC
【Extract method】: Liquid-Solid Extraction
【Appearance】: Light yellow fine powder
【Particle size】: 100% pass 80 mesh
【Main Function】: Stimulate Immune System and Anti-fatigue
Origin
The root of the perennial herbaceous plant Panax ginseng C. A. Mey. of the family Araliaceae.
Location
Mainly produced in Jiling, Liaoning and Heilongjiang provinces in China. Called the wild Shan Shen, called the cultivated Yuan Shen.
Harvest
After 6~7 years cultivation, plucked the root in autumn when stalk and leaves wither. The sun-dried raw Ren Shen is called Sheng Sai Shen and the dried after being steamed is Hong Shen.
Property
Sweet, slightly warm; spleen, lung and heart meridians entered.
Actions
Powerfully reinforce original qi, tonify zang-organ qi, promote the generation of body fluid to alleviate thirst, and induce-tranquilization mind and improve the intelligence, nourish blood.
Indications
Exhaustion syndrome due to qi deficiency
It is the most important herb in treating exhaustion syndrome because it powerfully reinforces original qi. For qi-exhaustion accompanied with extremely faint pulse tending to cease caused by heavily sweating, severe vomiting and diarrhea, or long and severe diseases, it can be used singly in large dosage, like Du Shen Tang in Jing Yue Quan Shu. For qi-exhaustion with some symptoms of yang-exhaustion, such as sweating, cold extremities, it is combined with other yang-restoring and collapse-rescuing herbs, such as Fu Zi in Shen Fu Tang recorded from Zheng Zhi Lei Yao (Classified treatment principles). For qi-exhaustion with some yin-exhaustion symptoms, such as sweating but warm body, thirst and desire for cold drink, dry and red tongue, etc. Though Ren Shen can promote generation of body fluid, it is combined with yin-nourishing herbs to promote the generation of body fluid and astringe sweat, for instance, it is used with Mai Dong and Wu Wei Zi in Shen Mai San from Nei Wai Shang Bian Huo Lun.
Spleen-qi and lung-qi deficiency syndrome
This herb is adept in tonifying spleen-qi, it is indicated for fatigue and mental fatigue, poor appetite and loose stool, or other symptoms caused by spleen-qi deficiency. It is often combined with spleen-tonifying herbs to dry the dampness or induce diuresis. For instance, it is used with Bai Zhu, Fu Ling in Si Jun Zi Tang from He Ji Ju Fang. For long-term diarrhea, proctoptosis, or ptosis of internal organs caused by sinking qi of middle energizer due to spleen qi deficiency, it is combined with qi tonics and yang-raising herbs. For instance, it is used with Huang Qi and Sheng Ma in Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang from Pi Wei Lun. This herb has the action of keeping the blood flowing in the vessels through tonifying qi and it can be indicated for spleen qi deficiency with bleeding. It is often used with Huang Qi and Bai Zhu, as in Gui Pi Tang from Ji Sheng Fang.
This herb is also skilled in tonifying lung-qi. It is combined with herbs for relieving cough and dyspnea or tonifying lung-qi, and indicated for shortness of breath, dyspnea, no desire for talking or other symptoms due to lung-qi deficiency. For instance, it is used with Wu Wei Zi, Su Zi in Bu Fei Tang from Qian Jin Fang. Ren Shen has the action of tonifying both lung qi and kidney qi, thus it is indicated for dyspnea of deficiency type caused by lung qi deficiency and failure of kidney to receive qi absorption due to deficiency of lung and kidney qi. It is usually combined with herbs for tonifying lung and kidney so as to improve qi reception to relieve dyspnea. For instance, it is combined with Ge Jie or Hu Tao Ren respectively in Ren Shen Ge Jie San from Wei Sheng Bao Jian, or Ren Shen Hu Tao Tang from Ji Sheng Fang.