We shall start with the most expensive of all, the Radix Ginseng 人参. It can be found mostly in the area of Ji Lin, Liao Ning, Hei Long Jiang (吉林, 辽宁, 黑龙江). It is neutral, sweet, and slight bitter (平, 甘, 微苦). It belongs to the lung, stomach and heart meridian tropism (肺, 脾和心). Its main effects are 大补元气, 补脾益肺, 生津, 安神益智.
Next we shall take a look at the Radix Panacis Quinquefolii 西洋参. It can be found Canada, United States of America (加拿大, 美国). It is cool, sweet and slight bitter (凉, 甘, 微苦). It belongs to the lung, heart, kidney and stomach meridian tropism (肺, 心, 肾和脾). Its main medical effects are 补气养阴,清热生津. Attempts have been made to re-seed and re-cultivate at Dong Bei, Hua Bei and Xi Bei (东北, 华北, 西北) which simulates the climatic nature of Canada and the US.
The Radix Codonopsis 党参 comes next. It can be found in Shan(1) Xi, Shan(3) Xi, Gan Su, Si Chuan, Dong Bei (山西, 陕西, 甘肃, 四川, 东北). It is neutral and sweet (平, 甘).
It belongs to the lung and stomach (肺和脾) meridian tropism. Its main medical effects are 补脾肺气, 补血, 生津.
Lastlt, we shall cover the Radix Notoginseng 三七/田七. It can be found in Guang Xi Tian Yang, Jing Xi, Bai Se, Yuan Nan Wen Shan (广西田阳, 靖西, 百色, 云南文山). It is warm, sweet and slight bitter (温, 甘, 微苦). It belongs to the liver and spleen (肝和胃) meridian tropism. Its main medical effects are 化瘀止血, 活血定痛.
The information contain within this post are obtained with reference from the Chinese Pharmacopeia, 2005 Edition (中华人民共和国药典, 2005年版).
In the next post, we shall discuss some of the typical medical prescription which uses the above 4 types of ginseng.
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