Ren Shen / 人参 (Ginseng Root)

高参

Gao Li Shen / 高丽参 [高麗参] (Korean Ginseng)

Ginseng Radix

Tonifying Herbs

Slightly Warm

Sweet

Slightly Bitter

Lung

Spleen

Those from Korea are called Chao Xian Ren Shen / 朝鮮人参 in Chinese. Also known as Koryo Ginseng.

Gao Li / 高麗” is the old name for Korea (朝鮮).

The photograph labeled KWC2007.1.263 appears to be this herb (Ren Shen / KWC2007.1.463), and 263 probably is incorrect label.

Wiseman, N. (1995). English-chinese chinese-english dictionary of chinese medicine. p. 474

Bensky, D., Clavey, S. & Stöger, E. (2004). Chinese herbal medicine: Materia medica (3rd ed.). Seattle: Eastland Press. p. 710-714

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KWC2007.1.463