Penile erectile dysfunction (ED, commonly known as: “impotence”) is a common disorder in men. According to the survey, the prevalence of moderate to complete erectile dysfunction is found to be as high as 24.9%~59.5%. In our country, due to the long-standing feudal consciousness, erectile dysfunction is considered to be an unspeakable scandal and a manifestation of men’s incompetence. For this reason, many patients did not get effective treatment and lost the opportunity to enjoy the happiness of life. With the development of medical science and the progress of social civilization and the renewal of people’s ideas, especially the introduction of the effective drug “Viagra” (commonly known as “Viagra”) for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, the number of ED patients who visit the male outpatient clinics is increasing. Since our hospital is a comprehensive hospital combining Chinese and Western medicine, patients who visit our hospital often request to be treated with Chinese medicine or a combination of Chinese and Western medicine. In the treatment of erectile dysfunction, although the effectiveness of “Viagra” has been recognized by the majority of patients, but some patients believe that “Viagra” is the treatment of the “symptoms” but not the “root”. The “root” of the problem, and worry that long-term use will produce drug dependence and damage the body, so often ask doctors to use Chinese medicine to regulate the body. Here I would like to talk about the issue of “symptomatic treatment” of erectile dysfunction. The “symptoms” and “the root” is a relative concept in the treatment rules of Chinese medicine, which can be used to explain the relationship between the two sides of the conflict in the process of disease. To “seek the root cause of the disease” means that the root cause of the disease must be sought and treated. In this regard, “Viagra” is also a drug to treat the “root”. The main pathological mechanism of erectile dysfunction is due to insufficient blood flow to the penis for various reasons, and Viagra can relax the smooth muscle of the cavernous body of the penis and the smooth muscle of the small penile arteries, thus increasing the blood flow to the penis and producing an erection. Therefore, Viagra is very effective for erectile dysfunction caused by various reasons. Of course, in the treatment of ED patients, it should be noted that ED is likely to be a precursor to some diabetes or cardiovascular disease and other diseases, then we must actively look for the patient’s primary disease and to treat it. In other words, the patient’s primary disease as the “original” disease, the ED as the “standard” disease to treat. Specifically, it is to insist on treating the primary disease such as diabetes, and to take Viagra regularly (for example, once a week or 5-6 times a month) to help the penis erect, which is the rule of “treating both the symptoms and the root cause” in Chinese medicine. I found in my clinical work that many couples have different degrees of sexual incompatibility due to separation. In men, it is mainly manifested as erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation when the couple gets together. This is when you should take the rule of Chinese medicine, “the symptoms should be treated urgently, and the root cause should be treated slowly”, first to treat the symptoms (erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation), and then to treat the root cause (such as diabetes, etc.), in order to get a satisfactory quality of sex life in the short time of the couple’s reunion. Because in the current treatment of ED methods, such as Western medicine, Chinese medicine, physiotherapy, etc., there is no one method in terms of efficacy and safety can exceed “Viagra”. So whenever I encounter this kind of patients, I will ask them to prepare some “Viagra” in advance for emergency. Although most ED patients are suffering from mixed erectile dysfunction, there are also some patients with psychogenic ED in clinical practice, especially teenage ED patients. This category of patients due to sexual anxiety and other causes ED, and ED and in turn aggravate sexual anxiety, thus forming a vicious cycle of bad. For these patients, ED is both “the” disease, but also the “symptoms” of the disease, so give “Viagra” and psychological counseling treatment, can help patients to restore confidence and receive good Therefore, giving “Viagra” and providing psychological counseling treatment can help patients restore confidence and receive good therapeutic effect. The actual ED patients should go to a regular hospital and be treated by a specialist before choosing a personalized ED treatment plan. If you have other chronic diseases that can lead to ED or physical weakness, you can choose to use Chinese medicine to regulate your body and use “Viagra” to help your penis erect when necessary. Finally, I hope that the majority of ED patients can enjoy the joy of life.