Codonopsis pilosula /Dang Shen Premium (12oz/Box)

甘肃 纹党参 一等（12oz/盒）

党参味甘，性平。有补中益气、止渴、健脾益肺，养血生津。用于脾肺气虚，食少倦怠，咳嗽虚喘，气血不足，面色萎黄，心悸气短，津伤口渴，内热消渴。

性味

甘，平。

经脉

归脾经、肺经。

主治

补中，益气，生津，益肺。治脾胃虚弱，气血两亏，体倦无力，食少便溏，内热消渴，久泻，脱肛，肺虚喘咳，气短自汗，气微两亏诸证。

用法用量

内服：煎汤，6~15g；或熬膏、入丸、散。生津、养血宜生用；补脾益肺宜炙用。

注意禁忌

有实邪者忌服。不宜与藜芦同用

【食疗方】

1.玉竹党参粥

玉竹20g，党参30g，大米50g.先将玉竹、党参煎煮取汁，去渣后放入大米，再加适量水煮粥。每日服2次，趁热食用。

功效：益气养阴。主治气阴两虚之疲乏无力、自汗、心悸怔忡、胃纳不佳、口干、手足心热或盗汗、少寝多梦等症。感冒、腹胀纳呆者暂停用。

2.参米茶

党参30克，粟米100克。将党参、粟米分别淘洗干净，党参干燥后研碎，粟米炒熟，同置于砂锅内。加入清水1000毫升，浸渍1小时后，煎煮20分钟停火，沉淀后倒入保温瓶内，代茶饮用。

功效：补脾养胃，益气滋阴。主治脾胃虚弱、食欲不振、胃脘隐痛等。

3.归参炖母鸡

当归15克，党参15克，母鸡1只、葱、生姜、料酒、食盐各适量。将母鸡宰杀后，去毛和内脏，洗净，将当归、参放入鸡腹内，再将鸡放进砂锅，加入葱、生姜、料酒、食盐、清水各适量，再将砂锅置武火上烧沸，改用文火煨炖，直至鸡肉粑烂即成。食用时，可分餐吃肉，喝汤。

功效：补血壮体。适用于肝脾血虚之慢性肝炎和各种贫血。

Codonopsis pilosula /Dang Shen Premium (12oz/Box)

“Codonopsis seems to stimulate the central nervous system. It also seems to promote weight gain and increase endurance, as well as increase red and white blood cells counts and promote blood circulation.”

“Codonopsis is an herb. People use the root to make medicine. Codonopsis is used to treat HIV infection and to protect cancer patients against side effects of radiation treatment.”

From the manufacturer:

Codonopsis is sweet and neutral in nature [neither cooling nor warming]. It is used for nourishing qi, quenching thirst, invigorating the spleen and lungs, nourishing blood and promoting fluid. It is used for spleen and lung qi deficiency, poor appetite and fatigue, cough and asthma, lack of qi and blood, chlorosis, palpitations, shortness of breath, slow healing body wounds and thirst, internal heat [inflammation]. It quenches thirst.

It enters the Spleen and Lung meridians.
Indications: Codonopsis nourishees “the middle” [the digestive center], nourishes qi, nourishes body fluid and nourishes lung. It is used for treatment of weakness of spleen and stomach, deficiency of both qi and blood, body fatigue, loss of appetite, loose stools, internal heat. It reduces thirst, chronic diarrhea, prolapse of the anus, lung deficiency and cough, shortness of breath and spontaneous sweating, and weak qi deficiency.

Dosage
Oral administration: decoction, 6~15g; or boil ointment, pill, or powder. It should be used for nourishing body fluid and nourishing blood; for nourishing the spleen and benefiting the lung, it should be used for [inflammation.]

Cautions: pay attention to possible allergy. [Since codonopsis “raises qi” for prolapsed organs, avoid use for people who are dizzy, violent, or have fever.] Do not use it with Veratrum (false hellebore)

Diet Therapy

1. Polygonatum  odoratum, Codonopsis Porridge
Ingredients:
Polygonatum odoratum 20g, Codonopsis pilosula 30g, and rice 50g.
First, decoct Polygonatum odoratum (Solomon’s Seal) and Codonopsis pilosula to get the juice. After removing the residue, add the rice, and add some water to cook the porridge. Eat it 2 times a day while it is hot.

Efficacy: Replenishing Qi and Nourishing Yin. Indications of fatigue, weakness, spontaneous sweating, heart palpitations, poor appetite, dry mouth, hot hands, feet, and night sweats, insomnia and excessive or troubled dreaming. Suspend the use of this recipe during colds, bloating and anorexia.

2. Codonopsis pilosula Rice Tea
Ingredients
Codonopsis 30 grams, 100 grams of rice.
Wash the Codonopsis and rice separately, grind the Codonopsis after drying, fry the rice, and put them in a casserole. Add 1000 ml of water, soak for 1 hour, decoct for 20 minutes, stop the fire, pour it into a thermos after precipitation, and drink it instead of tea.

Efficacy: nourish the spleen and stomach, nourish qi and nourish yin. Indications: Weakness of the spleen and stomach, loss of appetite, and dull pain in the stomach.

3. Codonopsis pilosula Stewed Hen
Ingredients:
15 grams of Angelica (tang kuei) 15 grams of Codonopsis, 1 hen, green onions, ginger, cooking wine, and salt.
After the hen is slaughtered, the hair and internal organs are removed, washed, and the angelica and ginseng are put into the belly of the chicken, and then the chicken is put into the casserole, adding the appropriate amount of green onion, ginger, cooking wine, salt, and water, and then placing the casserole on the fire. Bring to a boil and simmer until the chicken is cooked. Serve.
When eating, you can eat meat and soup in separate meals.

Efficacy: nourishing blood and strengthening body. It is suitable for chronic hepatitis and various anemias of liver and spleen blood deficiency.