三七

Chinese

three seven
trad. (三七)
simp. #(三七)

Etymology

From (sān, “three”) + (, “seven”), because of the plant's tendency to grow three petioles with seven leaflets each. It is also traditionally grown in 3 parts sunlight and 7 parts shade, and harvested 3 to 7 years after maturity, but these are likely traditions based on the name (Fruehauf, 2014).

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三七

  1. notoginseng (Panax notoginseng)

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