Should my health care professional be advised before I take Panax Ginseng?
They should be consulted first if you have any of these conditions, as Panax Ginseng usage may be contraindicated:
If you have diabetes mellitus (Ginseng may effect blood glucose levels).
If you have high blood pressure.or are taking blood pressure medicine.
If you have a tendency toward excessive menstrual bleeding.
If you are taking phenelzine sulfate.
If you are taking estrogens or corticosteroids.
If you are taking blood thinning medication s.c. as warfarin..
Traditionally in Chinese medicine it has been advised to avoid Panax Ginseng usage if:
The person is taking Rhizoma et Radix Veratri (Li Lu) The person is taking Faeces Trogopterori (Rhizoma Trogopterorum or Wu Ling Zhi )
The person often experiences a hot dry feeling.
The person has a yin deficiency with heat signs, heat excess or in the absence of significant qi deficiency.
Panax Red ginseng should generally be avoided if:
the patient is hot tempered, irritable, nervous, prone to headaches, asthma, acute infectious diseases with fever, insomnia, palpitations, infections, colds, or the flu.
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