Ginseng: a magical plant endowed by nature to human beings, which combines the aura of heaven and earth and absorbs the essence of the sun and the moon, and is known as the "king of herbs". In the past 5000 years, ginseng has been endowed with numerous honors and reputations. It is the king of traditional Chinese medicine and a treasure to bring back the dead.
Ginseng alias: Shencao, Shenshen, Yujing, Fairy, etc. It can be seen that ginseng is the king of traditional Chinese medicine.
Ginseng culture is deeply rooted in our country, and its effects of strengthening body, prolonging life and nourishing body are well known. The beautiful legend of ginseng, "ginseng doll", "ginseng girl" and "ginseng child" are widely circulated among the people.
Ginseng has been regarded as an immortal grass with magical effect since ancient times, as a symbol of "wealth and good fortune" and respected by emperors of all dynasties. Since ancient times, there have been "state-owned fairy grass, peace and prosperity, stability of rivers and mountains;" There is fairy grass in the palace, long live the emperor and always hold the court affairs; There is a saying that there is fairy grass at home, rich and auspicious, and all evil does not invade.
The value of ginseng develops with the development of medicine, with the progress of ginseng culture, and with people's worship of ginseng. The main reason is that people respect nature and pursue health and longevity.
Since human beings want to live a long and healthy life, they need to find ways to live a long and healthy life. All substances beneficial to health and longevity have been repeatedly studied by human beings. After thousands of years of practice, they finally found that this humanoid grass is a panacea and can't help but cherish it. It is called "Cao Xian", which is the first plant that has been valued so much by human beings since written records.
With the deepening of people's understanding of ginseng, people have discovered more nourishing effects of ginseng and listed it as the top grade. There are 3500 kinds of prescriptions containing ginseng in traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions, which occupy an important position in many Chinese herbal medicines. Ginseng has been listed as an important medicine in medical books and medicine books of past dynasties.
"Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing" contains: ginseng governs the five internal organs, calms the mind and calms the nerves, stops convulsions, eliminates evil spirits, improves eyesight, makes people happy and intelligent, and prolongs life after long-term administration. "And take ginseng as the top grade. Top quality nourishes life, middle quality nourishes nature, and inferior quality cures diseases.
"Records of Famous Doctors" contains: If people have gods, ginseng can cure the deficiency of men and women.
There are 1 13 prescriptions in Treatise on Febrile Diseases written by Zhang Zhongjing, a medical sage, in which ginseng has 2/kloc-0 prescriptions. This paper discusses that ginseng has the functions of "warming, nourishing and strengthening essence".
Tao Hongjing, a famous medical scientist in the Southern Dynasties, wrote Notes on Materia Medica, saying that ginseng can "regulate middle energizer to quench thirst, dredge blood vessels, break hard mass and disperse hard mass, which is unforgettable", and emphatically discussed the king position of ginseng in treating cardiovascular diseases and diabetes.
Sun Simiao, a famous doctor in Tang Dynasty, praised ginseng. In his book Qian Jin Fang, there are 5300 prescriptions, 755 of which use ginseng.
Ginseng is not only so magical on the surface, but also a life-saving medicine in clinic. Ginseng is widely used to rescue critically ill patients, nourish and strengthen the body. Shen Du decoction is the best embodiment of ginseng application.
Ginseng, as the "King of Herbs" and the "God Grass" on earth, is a sacred product for nourishing and preserving health, which has many nourishing effects on human body, mainly embodied in:
First, replenish vitality
Qi is the source of life. If it is vigorous, it will be born; if it is insufficient, it will be weak; if it is exhausted, it will die. Ginseng greatly invigorates vitality, making qi and blood full and full of vitality! The critically ill take it, and even have the effect of bringing the dead back to life.
Second, nourish the five internal organs.
"Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing" records that long-term use of ginseng can tonify the five internal organs, calm the mind, soothe the nerves, eliminate evil spirits, improve eyesight, make people happy, improve intelligence and prolong life. Because it nourishes the strong body and can resist all diseases.
Modern pharmacological research shows that ginseng has all-round effects on human body.
Ginseng has the effects of invigorating primordial qi, tranquilizing mind, improving intelligence, invigorating qi, promoting fluid production, tonifying deficiency, strengthening body resistance and prolonging life. At the same time, it has remarkable effects in anti-tumor, treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, anti-aging, anti-arrhythmia, reducing bran and blood fat, lowering blood pressure, improving immunity, inhibiting apoptosis, treating AIDS, resisting bacteria and diminishing inflammation, improving brain memory, resisting virus, and treating female beauty and beauty.
Ginseng is called the king of hundred herbs, because it not only has the function of first aid, but also has the function of health care. Therefore, according to folklore, it can revive the dead and prolong life, and is called "Shencao" and "Cao Xian".
The earliest name of ginseng "Xiancao" originated from the people. People summed it up in real life and praised ginseng from the heart. It was Emperor Qianlong who officially called ginseng "sacred grass". He recorded in Shengjing's Miscellaneous Poems on Native Products that there are fairy grass, three branches and five leaves in Aorangling District. It can be seen that the word "Shencao" was really popular at that time. As for the folk understanding and metaphor of "Cao Xian", it should be the most vivid. In the play Stealing Cao Xian, the White Snake went to Tianshan Mountain to steal Cao Xian in order to save Xu Xian. This Cao Xian is a ginseng.
In modern times, more than 300 kinds of effective components in ginseng have been used to treat cancer prevention, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, Alzheimer's disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, high blood viscosity, osteoporosis, improving immunity, invigorating vitality, nervous system and so on. Therefore, ginseng is also called "the miniature treasure house of modern medical research".
In a word, the "King of Herbs" and "Shencao" ginseng not only have strong vitality to resist the cold and heat, but also have magical nourishing and health-keeping effects, which are incomparable to other plants.