Ginseng tablets can usually be washed and brewed with an appropriate amount of boiling water, covered and steeped for 5 to 10 minutes. It is recommended to consult a professional doctor before use, and taking it as prescribed by the doctor is usually the best way. Ginseng is a Chinese herb with a sweet, slightly bitter, slightly warm flavor that belongs to the spleen, lung, heart and kidney meridians. It has the effects of tonifying vital energy (replenishing the body’s root qi), restoring the pulse and stabilizing loss (restoring the normal pulse and preventing material loss), tonifying the spleen and lungs (tonifying the spleen and lungs), generating fluids and nourishing the blood (replenishing the body’s water and blood), and tranquillizing the spirit and mind (stabilizing the spirit and mind, and promoting intellectual development). Ginseng is often used in treating deficiency of body, cold limbs and weak pulse, deficiency of spleen with little food, deficiency of lung with asthma and cough, thirst with fluid injury, internal heat and thirst (internal heat accompanied with symptoms such as eating more, drinking more and urinating more), deficiency of qi and blood, deficiency of long-time illness, palpitation and insomnia, impotence and coldness of uterus. The more common way to drink ginseng in water is to cut the cleaned ginseng into thin slices, add an appropriate amount of boiling hot water, and then cover the lid and soak for 5~10 minutes to drink as tea. However, the efficacy of ginseng tea is limited, generally does not play a role in the treatment of diseases, it is recommended to drink a moderate amount of daily. The specific way of drinking should also consult a professional doctor, do not use blindly.