# Ginseng > [!material-plant] Material Details > | | | > |---|---| > | **Alias(es)** | Panax ginseng | > | **Category** | Plant-matter | > | **Color(s)** | Flowers: greenish white<br>Leaves: Compound, with three or five leaflets | > | **Cost** | —— | > | **Environment/Habitat** | Temperate mountains | > | **Lifecycle/Lifespan** | Perennial | > | **Profession(s)** | [[Alchemist]], [[Cook]], [[Dresser]], [[Herbalist]] | > | **Rarity** | —— | > | **Size** | 60-80 cm | > | **Weight** | —— | --- ## Description Grown for its human-shaped roots, ginseng is a powerful medicine and a magical reagent, bringing clarity of mind, causing sexual desires, and fulfilling wishes. --- ## Properties ### Magical Properties - Aids information processing - Attracts love and beauty - Breaks curses - Brings clarity of mind - Enhances memory and spatial awareness - Grants wishes - Induces lust - Sharpens the senses and cognition - Wards off spirits ### Medicinal Properties - Antiviral - Promotes longevity and vigor - Relaxes the lung muscles - Stimulates the nervous system - Strengthens the immune system ### Culinary Properties - Edible raw, but cooking improves flavor