Four kinds of old people should not eat ginseng

According to traditional Chinese medicine, qi should be replenished in summer. So, in early summer, the purchase of ginseng products Qi people gradually increased. However, whether all people are suitable for the use of ginseng supplements, different constitutions how to choose ginseng products, how to eat ginseng to play its maximum effect? Recently, reporters visited nearly 10 Chinese and western pharmacies in Chaoyang District, Beijing, and found that there are a wide variety of ginseng products on the market, and their prices vary greatly. Ginseng products are mainly divided into three types: ginseng from Changbai Mountain in Jilin province, ginseng from Korean Peninsula and American ginseng from the United States and Canada; According to the processing method, there are mainly: ginseng slice, ginseng paste, ginseng powder three categories; Sales are generally divided into bulk and boxed, boxed is generally more expensive than bulk. Take ginseng tablets as an example, the lowest price for 100 grams of loose ginseng tablets is 150 yuan, while a box of 100 grams of beautifully packaged ginseng tablets costs 298 yuan. China is the first country in the world to use ginseng and have written records. Our "Shennong Materia Medica" will ginseng as the top quality, that ginseng taste sweet, the main tonic five zang, peace of the spirit, the soul, stop panic palpitation, eliminate evil, bright eyes, happy, puzzle, long take light body for years. The classical expression of ginseng's pharmacological action has been influential to modern times. The discovery, gathering, cultivation, and application of ginseng originated in China, spread to Japan and Korea, and then to North America and Europe. With the spread of traditional Chinese medicine culture, foreigners have gradually realized the efficacy of ginseng. For example, in the United States, ginseng is one of the most commonly used Chinese herbs, accounting for 15 to 20 percent of the herbal medicine market with annual sales exceeding 300 million dollars. Ginseng itself has many kinds, according to the growing environment can be divided into wild mountain participating garden ginseng. Ginseng that grows naturally in deep mountains and forests for more than 15 years is called wild ginseng, which is very rare. The vast majority of ginseng sold on the market is cultivated garden ginseng. According to the processing method, ginseng can be divided into raw sun ginseng, white ginseng and red ginseng. Different varieties of ginseng have different effects, so it is necessary to identify the individual constitution before choosing the right ginseng. Raw sun ginseng sex slightly cool, sweet taste, often tired and weak, loss of appetite, insomnia and dream, or diabetes, cancer, nephritis and other chronic disease patients can use the appropriate amount of its tonic. The effect of white ginseng is similar to that of raw sundried ginseng, but the effect is weaker. Red ginseng is warm and has the effect of replenishment of temperature Yang. It is suitable for the weak of Yang qi. People who are afraid of cold and have cold hands and feet are suitable for eating. Ginseng, a kind of red ginseng, is produced in Korean Peninsula. It is suitable for those with cold limbs and insufficient Yang qi in winter, such as the elderly and women with cold syndrome and Yang deficiency syndrome. American ginseng is native to North America. Unlike other ginseng, American ginseng is a kind of "cool" ginseng, which has the effects of nourishing Yin and qi, producing fluid and quenching thirst, eliminating irritability and resisting fatigue. It should be reminded that there are seasons to eat ginseng, generally spring, summer or early autumn, when the weather is hot can eat raw sun ginseng, American ginseng, late autumn and winter, when the weather is cold can eat red ginseng. Some studies have shown that ginseng extract components ginsenosides and ginseng polysaccharide can regulate the immune function of the body and inhibit the growth of cancer cells, but they have only been verified in vitro cell and animal experiments. There is no experimental evidence that eating ginseng is effective in preventing cancer. There is a saying that ginseng should be used when ginseng is used, ginseng is a tonic; Ginseng is poison when it's not supposed to be used. Ginseng has the functions of invigorating vitality, invigorating spleen and lungs, stimulating fluid, calming the mind and improving the brain, but not everyone is suitable for eating and nourishing the body. Sun Shuxia, honorary president of the Food Nutrition and Safety Committee of the China Health Association, told Life Times that there are four groups of elderly people in particular who should not take ginseng supplements. Elderly people with cholecystitis or gallstones. Ginseng contains ginsenosides have estrogen-like effect, can inhibit biliary excretion, thus making bile thickened. Clinically, people who take ginseng for a long time have a high incidence of gallstones. And traditional Chinese medicine believes that acute hepatitis, cholecystitis, gallstone patients are damp-heat exuberant, take eating will help damp-heat, aggravate the disease. An old man prone to insomnia. The main cause of insomnia is that the cerebral cortex is too excited, resulting in the body's balance is affected. Ginseng Rg in ginseng has the effect of central nervous system excitation, will make insomnia people cerebral cortex excitation and inhibition balance imbalance, this kind of people eat ginseng, not only can not promote sleep, but will aggravate insomnia. Have high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis of the elderly. Ginseng contains anti-lipolysis substances, which are peptides with protein properties. Amino acids such as aspartic acid and arginine have anti-lipolysis properties. This anti-liposolysis substance can inhibit the breakdown of fat in the body and promote the increase of fat in tissues and organs, which is very bad for patients with arteriosclerosis. Patients with hypertension generally have poor vascular elasticity, and the reason is the accumulation of fat in the blood vessel wall. Therefore, patients with hypertension and arteriosclerosis should not eat ginseng. Old people with high blood viscosity. Ginseng total saponins contained in ginseng can promote the growth of red blood cells. People with relatively high blood viscosity will have higher blood viscosity if red blood cells are allowed to grow, so it is difficult to get better. In addition, Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine geriatrics chief physician Tan Zihu said, ginseng fever, oral ulcers, often dry mouth, palms and feet fever is not suitable to take; Physical deficiency cold people can eat, but also to reduce as appropriate; It is not advisable to take ginseng when you have a cold and fever. Palpitation is severe because of fever, the user will improve blood circulation, make palpitation worse, aggravate the disease; Where qi, body heat, pulse smooth solid strong, stool and urine obstruction and real hot people should not take ginseng. According to Sun Shuxia, excessive use of ginseng supplement by healthy people is not only bad for health, but may even lead to disease. Especially late pregnancy pregnant women, infants, children, young and vigorous young adults, more not blindly take ginseng. People suffering from sores, scabies, carbuncles or sore throat may suffer serious consequences such as severe and persistent sore after taking ginseng. Whether ginseng or other supplements, Tan believes that patients should be treated according to their physical conditions. Traditional Chinese medicine suggests that people with qi deficiency should supplement ginseng products to replenish qi and blood and adjust the balance of Yin and Yang. According to traditional Chinese medicine, qi is one of the basic substances that constitute human body and maintain human life activities. Qi runs continuously, promotes and regulates the metabolism of human body, and maintains the life process of human body. "Qi deficiency" refers to a series of pathological changes and syndroms caused by insufficient vitality. The parameter supplement can adjust the body to return to a healthy state. According to Sun Shuxia, ginseng cultivated under five years old is used as food material, and those older than five years are used as medicine. Ginseng, as a food with the same origin as medicine and food, is generally consumed in small doses to promote human health, and the consumption amount is no more than 3~4 grams per day. Tan Zihu said that at present on the market ginseng tablets, ginseng powder and ginseng paste in the curative effect is not much different, but the dosage form is different, the absorption rate of ginseng paste will be slightly faster. In addition, if taking ginseng products with other medicinal materials or supplements, you are advised to consult your doctor first. The two experts concluded that participating in the following food combinations is likely to cause adverse reactions. Grapes. Eating ginseng with grape affects the absorption of ginseng by human body, thus reducing the health care effect. Because grape contains tannic acid, it is easy to combine with ginseng protein to precipitate. Tea. Tea contains tannin, easy to combine with ginsenosides, not easy to be absorbed. Tea also contains caffeine and other substances, which can stimulate the central nervous system, and ginseng has a similar effect. Therefore, taking ginseng and tea together is likely to make people suffer from decreased sleep quality, irritability, headache and other phenomena. Radish. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that radish under the atmosphere, grain elimination, modern research shows that radish digestion diuresis. Ginseng tonic vitality, eating radish but can break Qi, so ginseng can not play a tonic role. In addition, most of the tonics have the effect of nourishing qi, so they should not be taken with radish.