In general, ginseng can be used by people with prolonged cough and asthma under the guidance of a doctor, but it is not recommended to use it if there are types of cough such as wind-cold, wind-heat, phlegm-heat, liver-fire, and so on. Ginseng is mildly warm in nature, slightly bitter and sweet in taste, with the effects of tonifying vital energy (replenishing the body’s root qi), generating fluids and fixing loss of body weight, tonifying the spleen and the lungs (tonifying the spleen and the lungs), and tranquillizing the spirit and benefiting the intellect (stabilizing the spirit and mind, and promoting the development of the intellect). It is used in treating qi deficiency, labor injury and deficiency, tiredness and fatigue (fatigue and weakness), lack of desire for food and drink, prolonged cough and asthma, deficiency of qi and blood, insomnia and palpitation, impotence and frequent urination. Note that it is contraindicated in solid and hot cases, and should not be used alone for a long period of time in cases of Yin deficiency, internal heat and abdominal distension and fullness. It should not be used together with Wu Ling Lipid and Veratrum. Therefore, if prolonged cough and asthma caused by serious illness, prolonged illness, vegetative qi deficiency, etc., and the above symptoms are seen, it can be used under the guidance of a doctor. However, if the cough is caused by external infection, including wind-heat and wind-cold cough, with symptoms such as cold fever, cough and phlegm; phlegm-heat cough, with symptoms such as coughing up phlegm with much sputum and yellow color, chest tightness, etc.; and liver-fire offending the lungs, accompanied by redness of the face and redness of the eyes, pain in the abdomen and ribs, etc., which is a solid and hot symptom, it is a prohibited category of ginseng. If you want to use ginseng for coughing, it is recommended to ask your doctor for a clear diagnosis and use the medicine under the doctor’s guidance.