American ginseng, also known as American ginseng, is effective in tonifying qi and nourishing yin, clearing heat and generating fluids, and is used in treating deficiency of qi and yin, deficiency of heat and fatigue, coughing, asthma, phlegm and blood, internal heat and thirst (internal fever accompanied by symptoms such as eating, drinking and urinating), dry mouth and throat, and so on. Radix Panax Ginseng is the dried root of Radix Panax Ginseng, which has the effect of tonifying qi and nourishing yin, clearing heat and promoting generation of body fluid. It can be used together with Cucurbita Pepo, Dendrobium, and Maitake Mentha for treating thirst and heartburn with stomach heat and fluid injury, tiredness with little breath, heat and sweating, and short and red urination (small amount of urination with dark yellow color). Radix Panax Ginseng, if used with Radix Panax Ginseng, Fructus Chuanbei and Fructus Schisandrae chinensis, can be used to treat dry cough with little phlegm due to deficiency of yin and heat in the lungs, dry mouth and throat, shortness of breath and chest tightness. Radix Panax Ginseng should not be taken together with Veratrum. Western ginseng is contraindicated in cases of deficiency of middle yang, obstruction of cold and dampness, and depletion of qi and fire, and other solid and fire-depletion cases. The adverse reactions of this product are not clear. The drug should be used under medical supervision.