Ginseng is a medicinal plant with several health benefits, it has a stimulating and revitalizing action, great for when you are very tired and stressed, needing an extra stimulus to continue with your daily activities.
In addition, ginseng is great for regulating blood pressure, lowering cholesterol and is still excellent for improving blood circulation, being especially indicated to improve intimate life, increasing the pleasure of the couple. Thus, the key benefits of ginseng for health include:
- Improve blood circulation (Korean ginseng: Panax ginseng, );
- Calming and reducing stress (American ginseng: Panax quinquefolius, );
- Prevent influenza, especially in the elderly because it has immunostimulating action;
- Prevent cancer because it is rich in antioxidants;
- Reduce the symptoms of sexual impotence because it improves blood circulation;
- Decrease fatigue and fatigue because it is an excellent brain tonic;
- It promotes general well-being because it fights fatigue and drowsiness;
- Improve memory and concentration in studies and work;
- Decrease cortisol and consequently stress;
- Help regulate blood pressure.
To take advantage of all these benefits you need to consume ginseng whenever needed. It is a good complement for those who are studying, in a period of tests, or at a more tiring time at work.
Regular consumption of up to 8 grams per day of ginseng root during these periods can contribute to well-being, making the person meet their challenges, however, larger doses are discouraged because they may have the opposite effect.
How to use Ginseng
Here are 3 great recipes with ginseng for you to take advantage of all its properties and benefits, but they should be avoided by people with uncontrolled high blood pressure or heart problems and should not be consumed by pregnant women.
Pasta soup with ginseng
This soup is energizing and improves digestion, making it a good choice for dinner on a cold day.
Ingredients
- 1.5 liter of water
- 15 g of fresh ginseng root
- 3 onions
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 carrot
- 2.5 cm ginger
- 150 g mushrooms
- 200 g of pasta
- 1 handful of chopped parsley
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons olive oil to sauté
Method of preparation
Saute the garlic and onion in olive oil until golden brown, then add water, ginseng, carrot, ginger and mushrooms to medium heat until the carrot is tender. Then add the pasta and season to taste, until the soup is tender and tasty. Remove the ginseng and ginger and serve the soup still warm.
Ginseng tincture for the liver
This tincture is easy to prepare and enhances the body's defense mechanisms and provides a sense of well-being, balancing the energies of the liver. It also serves to combat fatigue, weakness, lack of concentration, stress, physical and psychic asthenia, bradycardia, impotence, male fertility problems, atherosclerosis and depression.
Ingredients
- 25 g goji
- 25 g ginseng
- 25 g oats
- 5 g of licorice root
- 400 ml vodka
Method of preparation
Chop all ingredients and place in a dark glass container, properly cleaned and sterilized. Cover with vodka and make sure all ingredients are covered by the drink. Leave inside a cabinet, away from the light and shake daily, for 3 weeks. After that time the dye is ready to be used, it is enough to scratch and store it inside a cabinet, in a container with dark glass, like a bottle of beer, for example.
The shelf life is 6 months. To take just dilute 1 tablespoon of that tincture in a little water and take daily.
Ginseng tea to fight tiredness
Ingredients
- 100 ml of water
- 2.5 g ginseng
Method of preparation
Put the water to boil and, when it is bubbling, add the ginseng. Cover the pan and leave on low heat for 10 to 20 minutes. The following should be done. The preparation should be used the same day it is prepared.
Ginseng in capsules
In capsules is marketed by several laboratories, and can be found easily in pharmacies, drugstores and natural products stores such as Mundo Verde, for example. As the dose of each capsule varies from one laboratory to another, the instructions on the label should be used to consume, but the daily dose usually ranges from 1 to 3 capsules or tablets at meal times.
