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Pin Yin: ren shen-
Common name: ginseng root
Botanical family: Araliacaeae
Botanical name: Panax ginseng C.A. Mey
Primary action: Supplement Qi
Secondary actions:
Supplement Yin;
Nourish Heart and Calm Spirit
Temperature: slightly warm
Taste: sweet, slightly bitter
Entering Channel: Sp, Lu
Actions:
Strongly Supplements Original Qi.
Supplements Lungs and benefits Qi.
Fortifies Spleen and Stomach.
Benefits Yin and generates Fluids.
Benefits Heart and calms Spirit in conditions of Vacuity of Qi and
Blood.
(See
Vacuity of Qi
;
Lung Qi Vacuity
;
Spleen Qi Vacuity
;
Fluid Vacuity
;
Heart Yin Vacuity
;
Vacuity of Heart Qi
.)
Dosage:
0.3-3 qian, up to 10 qian in hemorrhagic shock.
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