Newsgroups: uw.chinese
Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watdragon!jshen
From: jshen@watdragon.waterloo.edu (Jun Shen)
Subject: Re: Ginseng root 
Message-ID: <1991Feb27.185500.4478@watdragon.waterloo.edu>
Organization: University of Waterloo
References: <1991Feb27.183133.14544@maytag.waterloo.edu>
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Date: Wed, 27 Feb 1991 18:55:00 GMT
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In article <1991Feb27.183133.14544@maytag.waterloo.edu> alopeziz@maytag.waterloo.edu (Alex Lopez-Ortiz) writes:
>
>A friend of mine gave this ginseng root with royal jelly.
>THe box says that no more than 2 cpalets a day or 4 a week
>should be consumed. 
>
>Does anybody knows what exactly are the properties of
>ginseng root and why there is a limit on the daily
>intake recommended?
>
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Alex
>
>


Well, I am not good on medicine, but as far as I know, ginseng is
a very strong one in Chinese medicine, and it is normally used
for old or very-illed people. Besides, it is not recommended 
for kids to eat it, since it is "hot", and over-consuming it
might lead blooding in nose. But royal jelly with content of
ginseng doesn't seem that strong, many people take that on
the daily basis.

Jun