The efficacy and main treatment of ginseng and rhodiola rosea are different, the specific medication should be selected according to the cause of the patient’s illness and physical condition, there is no such thing as “which one is better”, please follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment. 1. Ginseng: It has the functions of tonifying the vital energy (replenishing the root energy of the body), restoring the pulse and fixing the loss (restoring the normal pulse and preventing the loss of substance), etc. It is used for the deficiency of the body and desire for loss of energy, deficiency of the spleen with little food, deficiency of the lungs with wheezing and coughing, thirst caused by injury of fluids, thirst caused by internal heat (fever accompanied by symptoms such as overeating and excessive urination and drinking), deficiency of qi and blood, deficiency and weakness of the long term illness, palpitation and insomnia. It should not be used with quinoa, Wu Ling Yi and so on. 2. Rhodiola rosea: it has the effects of strengthening the spleen and benefiting the vital energy, clearing the lungs and relieving cough, activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis (promoting blood circulation and eliminating blood stasis in the body), and it is mainly used for treating deficiency of the spleen and vital energy, deficiency of the lungs’ yin, and coughing due to heatiness of the lungs. It is recommended that patients use the medicine under the guidance of a doctor, do not blindly take it on their own.