Red ginseng has the efficacy of benefiting qi and taking in blood, and cannot be used together with wulingzhi and quinquefolium, the specific usage and dosage need to follow the doctor’s instructions. Red ginseng is the dried root and rhizome of the cultivated ginseng of the plant family Wugangaceae after being steamed. It has the efficacy of tonifying vital energy (replenishing the body’s root qi), restoring the veins and fixing loss (restoring the normal pulse and preventing substances from coming out), and benefiting qi to take in blood (preventing hemorrhage by replenishing qi). It is used in treating deficiency of the body with the desire to shed, cold limbs and weak pulse, failure of Qi to take in blood, and discharging of blood in the form of metrorrhagia (excessive menstruation or dripping of menstruation). Red ginseng should not be used in combination with quinquefoil, wulin, soap pods and black beans; radish, tea and kelp should not be consumed while taking red ginseng. Patients are advised to take medication under the guidance of a doctor and should not take medication on their own.