An old man from the city of Yancheng, east China’s Shandong Province, was surprised to find a tiny green flower growing at the top of a ginseng root, which he has dipped in liquor for seven years.

Chai Jiquan said he got the ginseng from a friend of his.

The root has been since immersed in liquor with wolfberry and other herbs.

Ginseng is believed to restore and enhance general wellbeing and has become one of the most popular herbal remedies in the world today.

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