What is ginseng reed head? What does ginseng reed do?

Speaking of ginseng, many people know it is a famous tonic, but in fact the ginseng we use is the main root of ginseng. Ginseng, as a plant of Araliaceae, has unique medicinal effects in other structures and parts, such as ginseng leaves, ginseng flowers, ginseng whiskers and ginseng reeds. Today, I will tell you about ginseng reed head and its function.

What is ginseng reed head?

As we know, ginseng, as a protoplant, has roots in the underground part and stems, leaves and fruits in the aboveground part, and the reed head of ginseng is the underground stem of ginseng, which connects the aboveground stem and underground root. This part is also called rhizome, and reed bowl refers to the residual part of ginseng stem falling off every year, as shown in the following figure.

What does ginseng reed head do?

Regarding the function of ginseng reed head, Ben Feng Jingyuan said that "ginseng reed head consumes energy and is specially used as emetic", and other medical books also recorded that ginseng reed head has emetic and emetic functions. Therefore, when the ancients used ginseng, they often removed the reed head of ginseng and discarded it. So, what does modern medical research think of it?

In recent years, some pharmaceutical research institutions and production units have re-evaluated the emetic effect of ginseng reed by experimental pharmacology, and systematically observed the emetic effect of ginseng reed and whole ginseng without reed on experimental animals and people such as pigeons, cats, dogs and monkeys. The results showed that ginseng reed could not induce vomiting even if the dose was increased.

In addition, modern pharmacological research shows that the content of ginsenoside in Rhizoma Phragmitis is higher than that in fibrous roots, stems and leaves, and no other special components are found. These studies not only overturned the previous one-sided understanding of ginseng, but also created a theoretical basis for the rational utilization of ginseng. Therefore, in order to give full play to the efficacy of ginseng, there is absolutely no need to remove the ginseng reed, so as not to cause waste.

Through the above introduction, we also know that the ancient people's understanding of many things also has many one-sidedness and limitations, and the traditional ginseng is not necessarily a correct understanding and needs to be treated dialectically.

Under the background of modern medical science and technology, the application of ginseng has entered a new era of efficient utilization. Through the national patent technology of Hainan Asia Pharmaceutical Group, the industrial extraction of ginsenoside Rh2, the effective component of ginseng essence, was realized, and Jinxing Capsule, which is convenient for modern people to take, was made. This is the first ginsenoside Rh2 product in the market, and its content is the highest in the industry, which can play a very good role in enhancing immunity. With these advantages, it sold well for 13 years and gained the trust of more and more modern health care people.