Red ginseng is
a perennial herb of panax genus of Araliaceae. The rhizome is
short, erect, accretive every year, known as 'lutou', sometimes it
has one to several adventitious roots (taro). Taproot stout,
fleshy, cylindrical or fusiform. Palmately
compound leaf whorls stem end, compound leaf has long stalk, small leaf blade is 5 mostly, margin has serrate, above have sparse setae along vein, umbels terminal drupe, seed. The dried roots and rhizomes of red ginseng after steaming are collected in autumn,washed and steamed, and dried, with high value.
compound leaf whorls stem end, compound leaf has long stalk, small leaf blade is 5 mostly, margin has serrate, above have sparse setae along vein, umbels terminal drupe, seed. The dried roots and rhizomes of red ginseng after steaming are collected in autumn,washed and steamed, and dried, with high value.
