does anyone know about Ginseng?

[hopefull10]

I have A/F and up to recently took aspirin to help stop clots and strokes, however due to a stomach bleed my doctor took me of aspirin.
I have been on a site that recommends Radix Ginseng and other types of Ginseng, so my question is "Would these really help?" I dont want to take anymore pills than I am doing but could it be a tea or something like that?
  Have any of you any ideas about this, or are any of you taking this for the heart?
                 Thank you.

[Jerry_NJ]

With AFib you need some anticoagulant protection.  A better protection is to use Coumadin or Warfarin.  They require a prescription, but the generic Warfarin is available at very low cost, e.g., Walmart.  The bigger cost for being on an anticoagulant is getting the blood tests to be sure the level of medication is right.  But given you can't take aspirin (did you take them with food?), there doesn't seem to be another choice.

I do not know anything about Ginseng...but be careful with herbs, some can be dangerous.

[hopefull10]

Yes I feel you are right.My doctor won't give me warfarin again or aspirin . We don't have a Walmart in this country .
  I did wonder about the herbs etc so I will be careful .
  Thank you .

[twinbee]

I don't know if it is a good thing to take ginseng if you have a-fib. Isn't ginseng a stimulant that is used in energy drinks? I would think it would effect your heart rate. Anybody correct me if I'm wrong.