Ginseng Leaf
Folium Ginseng, Ginseng Folium
Ren Shen Ye

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; sweet; cold

Part(s) used

Leaf

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To nourish qi and lung, expel summer-heat, to promote fluid secretion.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Summerheat-heat and thirst, febrile diseases fluid damage, stomach yin insufficiency, diabetes mellitus, dry cough due to lung dryness, vacuity-fire toothache.