Pseudoginseng is named because its main root is thick and resembles ginseng. Some people also call it "soil ginseng". Let's take a look at its main value and image form together with the editor!
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Pseudoginseng
Pseudoginseng (scientific name: Panax pseudoginseng Wall.) is a perennial herb with smooth and hairless stems and leaves. It can be used medicinally, eaten, and used for ornamental purposes.
It is named because its main root is thick and resembles ginseng. It is also known as "soil ginseng".
Pseudoginseng was originally a garden ornamental plant and was introduced to Taiwan about eighty years ago. The population is extremely large, and it can be harvested all year round except for the coldest one or two months in winter. If it is used for consumption, the best time to harvest is when the new seedlings are strong or new leaves grow in early summer.
The main value of Pseudoginseng
1. Edible
After washing the stems and leaves, they can be stir-fried or boiled for consumption. The tender stems and leaves can be washed and pickled with salt to make pickles, which can be used at any time.
2. Medicinal
The fresh stems and leaves can be mashed and applied externally to treat swelling and toxicity. Properties and tastes: the whole plant is sweet and neutral. Effects: the whole plant can promote diuresis and reduce swelling, invigorate the spleen and moisten the lungs, stop coughing, and regulate menstruation.
It is used to treat dysentery, diarrhea, damp-heat jaundice, internal hemorrhoids bleeding, insufficient milk production, infantile malnutrition, yellow water sores, spleen deficiency and fatigue, pulmonary tuberculosis with coughing blood, irregular menstruation; externally used to treat red and swollen eyes; the leaves can promote lactation and relieve swelling and toxicity. It is used to treat difficult urination, hemorrhoids, and abscesses.
3. Ornamental
It can be used for flower beds and rockery planting, and also as potted plants.
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