党参 Traditional form: 黨參 Pinyin (reading): dǎngshēn Definitions: poor man's ginseng (Codonopsis pilosula) codonopsis root (used in TCM) Characters: 党 - political party, gang, faction 参 - to take part in, to intervene; ginseng Traditional characters: 黨 - political party, gang, faction 參 - to take part in, to intervene; ginseng