Shouwu (i.e. Prepared He Shouwu) has the effect of nourishing hair, while ginseng does not have the effect of nourishing hair, the specific use of the drug should be in accordance with the instructions of the doctor.
Prepared He Shou Wu is a concoction made from He Shou Wu, which has the effects of tonifying the liver and kidney, benefiting the essence and blood, strengthening the muscles and bones, making hair black, resolving turbidity and lowering fat (clearing the body of impurities and reducing excess body fat).
It is suitable for blood deficiency and yellowish color, dizziness and tinnitus, numbness of limbs, leakage and leucorrhoea (referring to gynecological leakage and leucorrhoea), premature whitening of beard and hair, and lumbar and knee soreness and weakness.
Ginseng has the effect of replenishing vital energy, restoring the normal pulse, preventing and treating the disease of deficiencies, generating body fluid and nourishing blood, tonifying the spleen and the lungs, and calming the spirit and benefiting the intellect.
It can be used for symptoms such as deficiency, cold limbs and weak pulse, thirst, internal heat and thirst (internal heat accompanied by symptoms such as eating, drinking and urinating), deficiency of the spleen with low food intake, cough and wheezing in the lungs, deficiency of qi and blood, deficiency after a long period of illness, impotence and coldness, palpitations and insomnia, etc. It should be contraindicated in solid and hot conditions. It should be contraindicated in solid and hot cases. Note that it should not be used with quatu, wulin.
In summary, the system of He Shou Wu has the effect of nourishing hair, while ginseng generally does not have the effect of nourishing hair. Specific medication should be under the guidance of specialists, and should not be used without authorization.