I would recommend the actual root, and if you don’t like the idea of drinking the tea, then you can always crush up the root and put it yourself in pill form. I guess I really need to get my website going b/c I have all of these things available right now for people to buy from me, just no way for anyone to browse and order what they want. If you’d like to buy some ginseng, just email me and we’ll continue this conversation that way. Thanks! and hope I helped with your question! :)