Hong Shen

Hong Shen

Name

Hong Shen (Red Ginseng)

Property

Sweet, slightly bitter, warm; spleen, lung and heart meridians entered.

Actions

Tonify qi and blood, nourish yin, promote the secretion of saliva, strengthen the heart and stomach, induce sedation.

Indications

Heart failure, Cardiac shock, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, cold limbs with weak pulse.

Dosage and administration

Decoct 3~9 g.

Cations

Antagonizing to Li Lu.