Ginseng compound leaves palm-shaped, with 3-5 leaflets, the middle 3 of which are nearly the same size and have petioles; Leaflets are oval or slightly obovate, 4- 15 cm long and 2-6.5 cm wide, with tapered apex, wedge-shaped base and serrate edges. There are a few bristles scattered on the upper veins, and the lower ones are hairless. The lowermost 1 pair of leaflets is very small and has no petiole.

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Ginseng stems are upright, cylindrical and unbranched; The annual plant has only one leaf at the top of the stem, and the leaf has three leaflets, commonly known as "three flowers"; The biennial stem still has only one leaf, but it has 5 leaflets, which is called "slap"; Three-year-olds have two opposite compound leaves with 5 leaflets, which are called "Erjiazi"; Four-year-olds increased to three whorled compound leaves, called "light table"; Five-year-olds increased to four whorled compound leaves, called "four leaves"; Six-year-olds have five whorled compound leaves at the top of their stems, which are called "five leaves".

Ginseng (Panax ginseng? C. A. Mey) is a perennial herb, which likes shade, leaves have no stomata and palisade tissue, and cannot retain water. When the temperature is higher than 32 degrees, leaves will burn, and the canopy density is 0.7-0.8.

It usually blooms in 3 years and bears fruit in 5-6 years. The flowering period is May-June and the fruiting period is June-September. It grows under mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests or deciduous broad-leaved forests dominated by Korean pine at an altitude of several hundred meters between 33 degrees and 48 degrees north latitude, and is found in northeast China, North Korea, South Korea, Japan and eastern Russia. Ginseng, also known as the king of Huangshen, Goblin, Shencao and Baicao, is one of the famous "Three Treasures in Northeast China".

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