The plant is considered ginseng for the poor.
Polyscias fruticosa is effective in treating many diseases such as hives, itching, rheumatism, blocked milk ducts, cough, and enhancing physiology. However, overuse can easily cause side effects that affect health.
Considered as the "ginseng" for the poor, the ginseng plant has many useful uses. Almost all parts of the plant are used as medicine, from the stem, branches, leaves to the tubers and roots. The tubers of the ginseng plant contain a lot of saponin and have similar uses to ginseng.
According to many scientific studies, the composition of the ginseng plant contains up to 8 types of oleanane saponins. The roots also contain many saponins similar to ginseng. In addition, it also has many vitamins and up to 20 types of amino acids necessary for the body. Especially essential amino acids such as methionine, lysine, cysteine.
According to Oriental medicine, ginseng has a sweet, slightly bitter taste, cool properties, and has different uses depending on each part. The stem and root of ginseng have the ability to increase blood circulation, helping to circulate blood. The leaves have the ability to detoxify, prevent allergies, cough up blood, and dysentery.
The roots of the ginseng plant contain a lot of saponin and have similar effects to ginseng. Photo: Hoang Lam
The ginseng plant is used to treat cases of physical weakness, poor digestion, headache, coughing up blood, rheumatism, bone and joint pain, blocked milk ducts, weakness, and prolonged dry cough.
What to note when using
There are many saponins in the leaves of the Polyscias fruticosa, so if you overuse it, you can easily experience some side effects such as dizziness, lightheadedness, discomfort, fatigue... Therefore, depending on each specific case, consider the appropriate dosage, and do not drink it for a long time.
Children should not drink ginseng leaf water but should only use it externally because their organ systems are not fully developed. If they abuse drinking ginseng leaf water, it can adversely affect their general condition as well as their cardiovascular system.
Although natural herbs are less toxic, when used in large doses there is still a risk of poisoning, especially in the lungs, liver, stomach, heart, intestines...
According to Nguyen Tri Phuong Hospital (Ho Chi Minh City), on average, people can use 1 to 6 grams of roots and 30 to 50 grams of stems per day, and 50 to 100 grams of leaves. Patients can boil it to drink, soak it in wine, or prepare it into food.
At the same time, it should be noted that we should only use a certain dose, the body receiving too much saponin can affect heart function.
Some remedies from ginseng
Below are some remedies from the ginseng plant, according to Dr. Nguyen Tri Phuong Hospital:
Remedies to help treat blocked milk ducts in women after giving birth
- Preparation: 3 slices of fresh ginger and 40gr of ginseng root.
- Directions: Put in a pot, boil with 500ml of water and reduce heat until 250ml remains, drink the decoction while it is still hot.
Remedies for hives and itching caused by food and weather allergies
-Preparation: 80gr dried Polyscias fruticosa leaves.
- Directions: Boil with 500ml until 250ml remains, divide into 2 servings and drink throughout the day.
Remedies for joint pain due to rheumatism
- Preparation: Cinnamon and tangerine peel (tran bi) each 4gr, Chinese clematis root, Chinese clematis root, polygonum multiflorum, dragon's blood root and millet each 8gr, ginseng root 12gr.
- Directions: Set aside cinnamon, boil the ingredients to get the water, after boiling add cinnamon. Divide into 2 doses and use while the medicine is still warm.
Remedies for hepatitis
- Preparation: 8gr turmeric, 12gr sea bean, 12gr ginseng root and 12gr cogon root.
- How to use: Boil and drink one dose per day, use regularly until cured.
Medicine to support the treatment of impotence and erectile dysfunction in men
- Preparation: 6gr of cardamom, 8gr of ban long and buffalo neck each, 12gr of rice bran and ginseng root each.
- How to use: Boil and drink 1 dose per day.
Note, to achieve good treatment results, people should combine with healthy sexual habits, exercise and moderate diet.
Remedy for chronic insomnia, lack of concentration and memory loss
- Preparation: 16gr lotus seed, 12gr lotus heart, 24gr ginseng leaves, 20gr vông leaves and 20gr mulberry leaves.
- Directions: Boil with 400ml of water, take about 150ml and divide into 2 drinks per day./.
