There is no such thing as whether a child can take ginseng or not. Ginseng is a kind of medicine, if children have relevant indications, they can follow the doctor’s instructions to take appropriate amount, do not self-medication. Ginseng is sweet, slightly bitter, flat, and belongs to the spleen and lung meridian. It has the effects of tonifying Qi and generating fluids, strengthening the spleen and benefiting the lungs (strengthening the functions of the spleen and lungs). It can be used to treat weak spleen qi (weakness of spleen qi), insufficient stomach yin (insufficient yin fluid in the stomach), and yin deficiency and lung dryness (deficiency of yin fluid in the human body, resulting in dryness of the lungs without moisturizing). Clinically, tai ginseng is often used in the treatment of qi and yin deficiency (deficiency of both qi and yin fluids) or in the late stage of febrile illness (the late stage of qi and yin depletion in warm-heat illness), etc. It is also used to treat the symptoms of weak spleen and stomach. It is suitable for patients with weak spleen and stomach and relatively poor physique. Note that it is contraindicated in patients with cold spleen and slippery intestines and prolonged diarrhea (patients with diarrhea caused by coldness in the spleen and stomach). Chinese medicine can not be taken on their own, need to be used by the doctor under the guidance of evidence, blind use of medication may have adverse consequences, children’s body is delicate, the use of medication, especially need to pay attention to, be sure to follow the doctor’s instructions for the use of medication.