Depression and anxiety disorders belong to the category of depression in Chinese medicine, red ginseng cannot be used alone to treat this syndrome, but can be used to treat related symptoms after identification by a professional physician. Red ginseng is a traditional Chinese medicine with a warm nature, sweet and slightly bitter taste, and belongs to the spleen, lung and heart meridians. Its effects are benefiting Qi and taking in Blood (preventing bleeding by replenishing Qi), restoring pulse and fixing detachment (restoring normal pulse and preventing detachment of substances), and tonifying vital energy (replenishing the root Qi of the body). Indications: Cold limbs and weak pulse, sinking of the middle chi, failure of chi to regulate blood, shortness of chi, weakness and fatigue, deficiency and desire to shed blood, bleeding due to collapse and leakage (excessive menstruation or dripping), heart failure, impotence and coldness of the uterus, and coughing and wheezing due to deficiency of the lungs. The adverse effects and contraindications of red ginseng are not clear at present, and it is not suitable to be used with veratrum. Clinical treatment of depression in Chinese medicine emphasizes the use of drugs to identify the symptoms, or to nourish the heart and tranquilize the mind (through nourishing the heart to stabilize the mind), or to nourish the liver and kidneys, nourish the heart and the spleen (with nourishing drugs to nourish the heart and the spleen), etc. Commonly used medicines are Chaihu Shuo Liver San, Semixia and Houpu Soup, Gui Spleen Soup and Tian Tian Wang Xun Xin Dan etc. Red ginseng can also be used according to the patient’s condition. Red ginseng can also be used according to the patient’s condition. If the patient is not feeling well, he/she should consult the doctor in time and standardize the treatment, and should not use the medicine by himself/herself to avoid causing adverse consequences.