It
is said that ginseng cannot be taken in summer, or people is easy to suffer
from excessive internal heat, which is one-sided. If people behave according to
it, then, people who are sick in summer need ginseng, won’t they wait until the
autumn or winter? Experts affirm that ginseng can be taken in summer with a
slight difference in winter on the amount and type. The author took ginseng 2
grams every time in dog days of 2004, with seven consecutive years, there is no
inflammatory symptom.
There is a variety of ginseng: fresh ginseng, dried
white ginseng (sun-dried ginseng), dried red ginseng (red ginseng), ginseng
root, and ginseng powder and ginseng products presented by ginseng saponin.
Many kinds of ginseng can be taken in summer, such as fresh ginseng, sun-dried
ginseng, ginseng root, ginseng powder, ginseng saponin, ginseng dropping. So,
can red ginseng be taken? Of course, it is but with quantity control. For
example, the amount of ginseng taken in winter is less than 5 grams, while 3
grams in summer. Other kinds of ginseng taken in summer should also be slightly
less than that in fall and winter, which can be controlled flexibly according
to your own physical condition and different diseases. For example, people from
the south and the northeast have different feelings of taking ginseng. As long
as southerners often eat ginseng without excessive amount, they generally do
not suffer from excessive internal heat; while even if northeasters eat ginseng
with the same amount as the southerners, some people will suffer from excessive
internal heat, which means it is advisable that the amount of taking ginseng
for the northeast people should be fewer than southerners. Specifically
speaking, if southerner takes ginseng 1.5 g each time, the northeast people 1 g
each time is ok. Twice a day is appropriate, while three times in winter. It is
no problem that people drink ginseng a few times a day, with the limit of 3
grams a day in summer and 5 grams in winter. It is suggested that American
ginseng had better be taken in summer.
