The invention discloses American ginseng-containing ginger tea which comprises ginger and specifically comprises the following components in parts by weight: 4-9 parts of ginger, 2-5 parts of American ginseng, 0.5-2 parts of Chinese wolfberries, 3-7 parts of mint, 0.5-0.8 part of seeds of wild jujubes, 0.3-0.9 part of flatstem milkvetch seeds, 2-6 parts of mung beans, 30-50 parts of hawthorn and the balance of water. By blending the ginger and the American ginseng, utilizing the characteristics of nutrition, flavoring and health care of the ginger, combining the health-care effect of the American ginseng for tonifying qi, complementing the effects of the Chinese wolfberries for nourishing qi and soothing the nerves as well as enriching the blood and improving eyesight, the effects of the mint for refreshing and restoring consciousness, the effects of the seeds of wild jujubes for nourishing the heart and soothing the nerves as well as the effect of the flatstem milkvetch seeds for tonifying the kidneys, and finally adding the hawthorn for flavoring and stimulating the appetite and adding the mung beans for purging the pathogenic fire, the prepared ginger tea has the health-care effects of building the body, purging the pathogenic fire, nourishing qi and soothing the nerves, restoring consciousness as well as stimulating the appetite.