American ginseng is known as western ginseng. Coronary heart disease patients with deficiency of qi and yin are suitable for taking western ginseng, but western ginseng does not have the effect of treating coronary heart disease, and need to follow the doctor’s prescription for medication. American ginseng is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine with sweet and cool flavor, which has the effect of nourishing yin and tonifying qi, clearing heat and generating fluids. It is used in treating deficiency of qi and yin, coughing, asthma, phlegm and blood, internal heat and thirst (internal heat accompanied by eating, drinking and urinating, etc.), deficiency heat and tiredness, dry mouth and throat. Therefore, people with coronary heart disease who suffer from deficiency of qi and yin are suitable to take American ginseng. American ginseng should not be used in combination with quinoa. It is also recommended to take American ginseng with caution for people with cold-dampness obstruction (stomach and epigastric distension and fullness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, etc.), damp-heat and heat depression (fever, yellow eyes, yellow body, yellow urine, bitter taste in the mouth, etc.), and weak yang in the middle of the body (cold body), cold limbs, cold hands and feet, cold and pain in the stomach, and loose stools (thin and unshapely feces)). The existence of coronary heart disease should be standardized under the guidance of a doctor, so as not to delay the condition, American ginseng does not have the effect of treating coronary heart disease, need to be under the guidance of a doctor to identify the evidence of the use of medication.