Ginseng - Plant Information |
plant description
General - height 60 cm, spread 45 cm, a perennial with a branched, carrot-shaped root. Medicinal plants are rare in the wild.
Leaves - long-stalked, divided into 5 leaflets, up to 15 cm long
Flowers - yellow-green, 5 petals, produced in umbels in spring
Fruit - red berries with 2 seeds each
parts used
root
harvest
Roots are lifted from 6-7 year old plants in autumn and used fresh or dried.
Ginseng - Herb Uses |