Wuzhishan ginseng, a traditional Chinese medicine, is used for its brain-boosting and body-nourishing effects. Let's take a look at some pictures of Wuzhishan ginseng!
Wuzhishan ginseng
【Morphological Characteristics of Wuzhishan ginseng】
Wuzhishan ginseng is a perennial herb, 40-100 centimeters tall, with radish-shaped fleshy roots and rough hairy branches.
The leaves are diverse in shape, with the lower ones being ovate, and the upper ones being ovate-lanceolate, arrow-shaped, or palmately 3-5 shallowly or deeply lobed. The lobes are broadly ovate to broadly lanceolate, 3-10 centimeters long, with blunt tips and heart-shaped or lanceolate bases. The margins have serrations or notches, and the upper surface is sparsely covered with prickly hairs, while the lower surface is covered with long stiff hairs.
The petioles are 4-8 centimeters long and sparsely covered with long stiff hairs. The flowers are solitary in the leaf axils, with slender stalks, 4-7 centimeters long, densely covered with rough hairs.
The bracts are 6-12, linear, 1-1.7 millimeters wide, and about 1.5 centimeters long, sparsely covered with long stiff hairs.
The calyx resembles a Buddhist flame, about 7 millimeters long, with 5 teeth at the apex and covered with fine hairs.
The flowers are red or yellow, with a diameter of 4-5 centimeters, and the petals are inverted ovate-oblong, 3-4 centimeters long.
The stamens and styles are about 2 centimeters long and smooth. The style branches are 5, and the stigmas are flattened.
The capsule is elliptical, about 3 centimeters long, with a diameter of about 2 centimeters, covered with prickly hairs, and has a short beak. The seeds are kidney-shaped and have glandular stripes. The flowering period is from May to September.
The leaves of Wuzhishan ginseng vary greatly, ranging from ovate, palmately lobed leaves to lanceolate leaves, all on the same plant. Even the number of bracts is not fixed, ranging from 6 to 12.
【Pictures of Wuzhishan ginseng】
