Dang Shen or Poor Man’s Ginseng(Codonopsis pilosula) 黨蔘

Dang Shen or Poor Man’s Ginseng(Codonopsis pilosula) flower.黨蔘的花.

Dang Shen or Poor Man’s Ginseng(Codonopsis pilosula) flower.黨蔘的花.

Dang Shen or Poor Man’s Ginseng(Codonopsis pilosula) ripe dry seed pod. 黨蔘的成熟乾燥種莢.

Dang Shen or Poor Man’s Ginseng(Codonopsis pilosula) viable seeds from a seed pod. 黨蔘種莢內取出的種子.

Dang Shen or Poor Man’s Ginseng(Codonopsis pilosula) seeds germinate in 2 weeks. 黨蔘的種子約2週發芽.

Dang Shen or Poor Man’s Ginseng(Codonopsis pilosula) seedlings.黨蔘的種苗.
Cold hardy perennial flowering vine/medicinal herb. Easy to grow. Best growing in full sun to partial shade location. Late summer to fall with pale green/pale maroon bell shaped flowers. Flowers attract bees and butterflies. USDA Zones:4-9. Mature size:6′-8′(H/L) X 6″-9″(W). Propagate by seeds. Medicinal.
耐寒強健的多年生草本開花藤/中藥. 容易栽種. 最好栽種在全日照到半日照的地方. 夏末到秋天開淡綠色帶淡暗紅色的鐘形花. 花頗吸引蜂蝶. 耐寒也耐熱. 成熟株高/藤長6-8呎,寬幅6-9吋. 繁殖以種子的方式來進行. 藥用.
Reference links: 參考網站資料連結:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codonopsis_pilosula https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-tw/%E9%BB%A8%E5%8F%83 http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/62659/ http://yibian.hopto.org/yao/?yno=195
Is this used (or is it consumed) the same way as ginseng?
Similar but different. Cheaper for sure!