Today I will talk to you about the application of ginseng.
Ginseng is a medicine for invigorating qi, but some friends will ask: there are too many medicines for invigorating qi, why do you always mention ginseng?
The answer is: There are indeed many medicines for invigorating qi, but ginseng is the most prominent.
The characteristic of ginseng is that it works quickly. For example, astragalus also nourishes qi, but the strength of astragalus is soft and long-lasting. Generally, it takes a few days to play a big role. Ginseng can greatly tonify vitality. One of its important characteristics is The effect is quick, and it can play a decisive role in life and death.
Ginseng will play a very important role when people suffer from massive blood loss, vomiting and diarrhea, or many serious illnesses and long-term illnesses, when people's righteousness is about to be lost. This time is a dangerous time, the patient will immediately lead to a crisis, at this time the general qi-invigorating medicine is difficult to play such a quick effect, at this time the effect of ginseng to restore yang and save the adversity will come out, at this time, a bowl of thickly fried ginseng The soup, poured immediately, can fix the vitality that is about to be released, and make the patient turn the corner.
At this time, it is usually enough to fry with a single ginseng. This is a famous prescription in Chinese medicine, called Dushen Decoction.
The name of Dushen Decoction comes from the "Ten Medicine God Book", which was proposed by Ge Kejiu, a good friend of Zhu Danxi, but before this name, blindly using ginseng to restore Yang and save the adversity, it has been very strange throughout the ages. There are so many of them, and they can be found everywhere in ancient medical records, so I won't say more.
In addition to using ginseng alone, we will also use aconite and ginseng together, because aconite also has the effect of restoring yang and resuscitating the adversity, but it is slightly different from the division of ginseng. The Heart Sutra mainly works on the upper burner. The combination of these two medicines has a better effect. The name is Shenfu Decoction, which is also a famous prescription in Chinese medicine.
Because ginseng has a better effect on invigorating qi, there are many prescriptions using ginseng. From the time of Zhang Zhongjing until today, most of the prescriptions for invigorating qi use ginseng, such as the ancestral formula of the qi-tonifying formula. , Sijunzi Decoction is composed of ginseng, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, and licorice. Many qi-tonifying prescriptions in later generations are derived from this prescription.
Let's not talk about prescribing prescriptions today, let's talk about how to use ginseng to maintain health.
bubble wine
In fact, a better usage of ginseng is to soak in wine.
We can use two raw sun-dried ginseng, put them in the wine at about 50 degrees, soak it for about two months, and then drink it, because the medicinal power of ginseng will continue to dissolve, so after drinking the wine, you can drink it again. Put in some wine.
The vitality of ginseng is very strong. In principle, alcohol will inactivate all the cells and cannot grow again, but many ginseng will germinate in wine bottles (although it is rare), I have seen it before, my friend Well, let me see, the TV station filmed it as a new thing.
This kind of ginseng wine is suitable for people with deficiency of qi, such people always feel weak, pale complexion, shortness of breath, easy to sweat during the day, etc. Ordinary people can also drink it as health-care wine, if they are obviously yin deficiency For those who are sick, you can put 50 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus in it, which can correct the medicinal properties of ginseng.
Many people think that drinking alcohol is not good, but in fact drinking alcohol is very good for health. We have investigated many centenarians and found that many centenarians drink alcohol. Drink a little bit, such as drinking a small cup every day, not drinking too much at all, but drinking so much every day, persisting all the year round, such a centenarian who drinks like this is not an individual, which shows that maintaining blood circulation and collaterals is beneficial to people. Longevity has a very good effect, this is worth our research.
It is worth mentioning that when using ginseng, it is best not to take radish. It is traditionally believed that radish can relieve the medicinal properties of ginseng, making ginseng useless.
Shengmaiyin
Another usage of ginseng is a simple prescription called Shengmai Yin.
This Shengmai drink is also called Shengmaisan. In the palace of the Qing Dynasty, the emperors all took ginseng since Qianlong, and Qianlong took it a lot. In some years, Qianlong took it almost every day. According to the Qianlong Dynasty " It is recorded in Ginseng Base Book on the Use of Ginseng:
From the first day of December in the sixty-second year of Qianlong to the third day of the first month in the sixty-fourth year of Qianlong, the emperor fed ginseng 359 times, and the fourth-class ginseng was thirty-seven taels.
In this way, he consumes about three grams of ginseng every day!
But most people get angry after taking ginseng. Why did Qianlong not get angry when he took ginseng like this?
It turned out that Qianlong was particular about taking ginseng, and the prescription he used was Shengmaisan. The composition is: three herbs of ginseng, Ophiopogon japonicus and Schisandra chinensis.
How did Shengmaisan come about?
This Shengmaisan was founded by Li Dongyuan, one of the four great masters of Jin and Yuan that I introduced.
Li Dongyuan used ginseng, Ophiopogon japonicus and Schisandra chinensis in many prescriptions, especially in the addition and subtraction of medicines in "Spleen and Stomach", he once said:
"Heat injures the vitality, and ginseng, Ophiopogon japonicus, and Schisandra are used to generate the pulse. The pulse is the source of vitality. The sweetness of ginseng replenishes vitality and relieves heat; the bitter cold of Ophiopogon japonicus is the source of water and clears away dryness; Schisandra The acid is used to purify the fire, and it replenishes the large intestine and lung gold."
This passage explains Li Dongyuan's original intention of creating this prescription. After this prescription was created, it was immediately spread widely. Now, you can see Shengmai Oral Liquid in any pharmacy, and in any hospital. , including western medicine hospitals, you can see Shenmai injection in the drip bottle in the ward.
In the treatment of some heart diseases, Shenmai preparations have played a very important role, which can quickly replenish the heart energy and stabilize the condition.
However, everyone should not think that this medicine is only for first aid. When Li Dongyuan created this prescription, he meant that if the weather is too hot in summer, which hurts the heart and heart yin, it means that the heart, qi and yin are both deficient. , at this time, using this prescription can replenish qi and yin and restore the body.
Therefore, when it is hot in summer, if you feel upset, thirsty, limbs weak, and spontaneous sweating, you can go to the drugstore and buy a box of Shengmaiyin, drink a little according to the instructions, it can play a very good role in health care, Symptoms usually resolve quickly.
What needs to be reminded is: there are generally two types of Shengmaiyin, one is made of ginseng, usually red ginseng, which has slightly stronger medicinal properties and better effect, but it is mainly used when the symptoms are severe; the other is For Codonopsis pilosula, this will be marked on the medicine box. This medicine has a milder potency and can be used for health care.
In addition to heat damage the vitality, in fact, in other seasons except summer, if we are overworked and our heart is damaged, some people will appear upset and panic, dry mouth, weakness of limbs, frequent sweating, pale complexion, etc. This is also due to excessive consumption of Qi and Yin in the heart. In my experience, many of them are caused by overwork, such as too much effort. At this time, you can also take a little of this Shengmai Yin to nourish it.
Emperor Qianlong probably did the same. The emperor was actually very hardworking. He got up very early every day and had many things to deal with. Therefore, the imperial doctors promptly prescribed Shengmaisan for him. Among them, Ophiopogon japonicus is cold, which restricts the The heat of ginseng and schisandra can restrain the heart qi, and at the same time nourish the lungs and large intestine. After taking this prescription, Qianlong thought it was very good, and took it all year round. Sometimes, the schisandra was also removed from the prescription he used, and only ginseng and Ophiopogon japonicus were used.
About the proportion of Qianlong’s medicine, I read the Qing palace archives, and I will show you. The approximate weight is 1 qian for ginseng, 2 qian for Ophiopogon japonicus, and 1 qian for schisandra. Sometimes there is no schisandra, and the imperial doctors will adjust it according to the ratio. Mai Dong will change to three or one money.
In the view of Qianlong's imperial doctor, this prescription is almost not for curing diseases, but for health care. According to the archives of the Qing palace, Qianlong took it all year round, especially when he was old, he insisted on taking it every day until he was eighty-nine He died at the age of death. Although there are many reasons for his longevity, his emphasis on health preservation has indeed played a certain role. In addition to the Bazhen Cake we introduced, the Shengmai Drink introduced today is also one.
Let me give you an example. In the fall, a friend said that her husband was flustered recently and had been checked many times, but he couldn’t decide what was wrong. Later, I met this gentleman, and I knew it immediately. It was a state of qi deficiency. After the fourth diagnosis, I analyzed it. I thought it was the scorching sun in autumn, which was too dry and hurt the yin qi. At the same time, he worked too hard and lost his mind. You can just buy it, so he readily complied. As a result, not long after, I received news that his body has recovered now.
