Japanese Ginseng

Zhu Jie Shen

Name

Zhu Jie Shen (Rhizoma Panacis Japonici)

Property

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

Actions

Dissipate stasis and stop bleeding, resolve swelling and alleviate pain, eliminate phlegm and relieve cough, strengthen the body.

Indications

Cough with excessive phlegm, traumatic injury, weakness after illness, hematemesis due to consumptive disease.

Dosage and administration

Decoct 3~10 g, or made into pill or powder, or soaked in wine. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying.

Cautions

It is contraindicated to pregnant women.