Ginseng Folium has been used to cure acute gastritis, alcoholism and anemia. The morphological and anatomical characteristics of the leaf and stem of Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer cultivated in Korea for 1 to 6 years are described. It is found that the vessels increase in number and diameter, and also the vascular bundles increase in number, as the plant becomes old. The result showed that the commercial &In Sam Ip& samples on the markets of Pusan, Kumsan, Taegu and Seoul have been derived from the leaf and stem of 4 to 6 years old P. ginseng plants, most of them being 5-6 years old.
1. Panax ginseng의 재배년수에 따른 내부형태적 차이를 검토한 결과, 소엽신(小葉身)의 주맥부(主脈部), 소엽병(小葉柄), 엽병(葉柄)의 횡절면(橫切面)에 있어서 각각의 특징에 의하여 발육년수(年數)를 판단할 수가 있었다. (Tabel II) 2. 내부형태를 비교검토한 결과, 서울, 부산, 대구, 금산의