How can ginseng not be bitter?

Ginseng has a relatively strong bitter taste, so you must pay attention to some methods when taking it. For example, when using ginseng to make some traditional Chinese medicine, you can let it cool before drinking, or speed up the taking process. You can also add other condiments as appropriate before taking it. This can prevent bitterness. Of course, it should be done under the guidance of a doctor to avoid adding seasonings that affect the efficacy of the medicine.

Let it cool before drinking

The temperature inside the human mouth is 36.2℃-37.2℃, and the taste nerve fibers are mostly distributed on the tongue. When the temperature of the medicine soup is close to the temperature of the tongue, the taste nerves are in the best working state and are most sensitive to the five flavors. At this time, the medicine soup tastes the most bitter. Therefore, the temperature of Chinese herbal decoctions should be controlled at 15-36°C, which can not only prevent burns to the mouth but also reduce the bitterness.

Speed ​​up medication

Proven by practice. The longer the important decoction stays in your mouth, the more bitter it will be. Therefore, it is best to drink Chinese medicine in one breath, which is the best way to reduce the bitterness.

Drink plenty of warm water

After taking Chinese herbal decoction, if you can drink some warm water immediately, it can reduce the residue of the medicine in your mouth and reduce the bitterness of the medicine to a certain extent.

Add the right seasoning

Most people are accustomed to putting some sugar in Chinese medicine decoctions (especially when giving medicine to children) to make it taste better. In fact, it is not advisable to add sugar randomly to remove the bitterness. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, sugar is also a medicine. In addition, adding sugar may affect the function and absorption of the active ingredients of certain drugs. For example, brown sugar contains ingredients such as iron and calcium, which can easily interact with some ingredients in traditional Chinese medicine and affect the therapeutic effects of the medicine; adding sugar to many antipyretic traditional Chinese medicines may weaken their heat-clearing effects.