Ginseng is a perennial plant, about 0.6m tall. Roots grow into large tubers.
Leaves are circular, with long petioles, compound leaves consisting of many leaflets growing in the shape of a propeller. If the plant is only 1 year old (that is, 2 years after sowing) it will only have 1 leaf with 3 leaflets. If the Ginseng plant is 2 years old, it will only have 1 leaf with 5 leaflets. 3-year ginseng plants have 2 compound leaves, 4-year ginseng plants have 3 compound leaves, 5-year-old ginseng plants have 4 to 5 compound leaves. All have 5 leaflets (especially possibly 6) ovate, with deeply serrated margins. Starting from the 3rd year onwards, the new Ginseng plant flowers and bears fruit.
Great fornifying Qi, fortifying blood, fortifying all five viscera, for tranquilizing and benefiting wisdom.
