According to modern medical theory, Saussurea involucrata has the effects of diminishing inflammation, relieving pain, reducing swelling, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and is mainly used for joint pain caused by acute and chronic rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Dosage generally depends on the condition. Snow grass, another name for Snow Lotus, is also called "Snow Lotus".

Botanically speaking, ginseng is a herb and ganoderma lucidum is a fungus. Life expectancy can't be a thousand years, but it is possible for decades. You'd better ask a botanist about the specialty.