Disclosure of the invention is related to an herbal composition comprising (1) Panax ginseng extract or Panax notoginseng extract and (2) Rosa roxburghii extract, at an amount to activate phagocytic macrophage in association with the senescent cell clearance of a human subject who completes an acute route of aerobic exercise. Also provided is an anti-aging method which comprises administering a subject in need thereof the herbal composition.
