American ginseng can be taken in various ways, such as decocting, soaking in water, powdering and chewing, etc., which have different degrees of benefits to the heart. However, the way of taking ginseng varies from person to person and from disease to disease, and medical advice should be followed. Radix Panax Ginseng is a tonic herb with sweet, slightly bitter taste and cool nature, which belongs to the heart, lung and kidney meridians. Its main effect is to tonify qi and nourish yin, clearing heat and promoting generation of body fluid. It can be used with Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata and Morus Alba to treat prolonged cough due to lung deficiency, dry cough due to yin deficiency, and dry cough with blood in the throat due to lung heat; and with Ophiopogonis, Zhimu, to treat irritability and thirst due to exogenous fever, fatigue with little breath, and profuse sweating. Please consult a physician for specific combinations. This drug is contraindicated in cases of Yang failure of the spleen and stomach, cold and dampness in the body, and internal heat; it should not be used with veratrum. Please consult a medical practitioner before taking this medicine.