Striped Dangshen has the same efficacy as ordinary Dangshen, with stronger medicinal effect. Codonopsis pilosula is calm in nature and has the functions of tonifying the qi of lung and spleen, benefiting qi, nourishing blood and promoting the production of body fluid. It can be used for treating qi deficiency of spleen and lung, such as loss of appetite, tiredness and fatigue, shortness of breath and cough, etc.; weak qi and blood, such as pale face, dizziness and fatigue, shortness of breath and panic, etc.; and qi and fluid injuries such as dryness of mouth and thirst, and heart-quietness and fever, which are caused by the heat of two palms and feet and conscious of heart and chest heat. Grainy ginseng is mainly produced in Wenxian County, Gansu Province, and is one of the local medicinal herbs in Gansu. Grainy ginseng is used in the root of ginseng, which is long and thick, and there are many fine transverse stripes on the root, which are distributed more than half of the root body, so it is called “grain” ginseng. Grainy ginseng is the top grade of ginseng with a long history. Its flesh is plump and sweet with no residue left after chewing, and it contains more active medicinal ingredients than other ginsengs, so its efficacy is stronger than that of common ginsengs. Adverse effects are not clear. It is a kind of ginseng with the same efficacy as common ginseng, but with stronger efficacy than common ginseng, so it can be used under doctor’s guidance when needed.