What is Ginseng?
Ginseng is a commonly known herb that had been termed the ‘king of herbs’ for its outstanding preventive and curative properties. It is a short, perennial plant of the Araliaceae botanical family with five compound leaves on a single stalk at maturity. A grey flower will bloom every spring and by late summer, it will turn into a cluster of crimson fruit.
The wild species grow between 7 to 21 inches in height. The root is creamy yellow or white resembling a parsnip with rootlets that branch off, sometimes taking the shape of a human body which results in the given name - Man-Plant (人参).
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