Sha ginseng is an alternative name for Nansha ginseng, and there is no claim that Sha ginseng is one of the most kidney-damaging herbs. The use of Salvia miltiorrhiza as prescribed by the doctor will not harm the kidneys in general. Nansha ginseng has the effects of nourishing yin and clearing the lungs (removing lung-heat by nourishing the fluid in the lungs), benefiting the stomach and promoting the production of fluids (nourishing the stomach by replenishing the fluids in the stomach), and so on. Nansha Ginseng is sweet in flavor and slightly cold in nature. It belongs to the lung and stomach meridians. It has the effects of nourishing yin and clearing the lung, benefiting the stomach and generating fluids, resolving phlegm and benefiting vital energy. It is used for dry cough with lung heat, cough with yin deficiency, dry cough with sticky phlegm, deficiency of stomach yin (deficiency of yin fluid in the stomach), lack of food and vomiting, deficiency of qi and yin, vexation and heat (irritability and sultriness), dry mouth, etc. It is not recommended for wind-cold cough. It should be noted that wind-cold cough is prohibited. It should be used under the guidance of a doctor.