I have a question about GINSENG.

Is it fairly scarce? I've reached Sentinel Island so far, and to date I've found very few ginseng plants, comparatively speaking (thinking of e.g. fatfern and fanny blossom).

I ask because my eyes are well past their sell-by date, and it may be that I'm just not seeing all the available ginseng plants as I explore the various areas.

I know some merchants sell it but, judging by Lancet's excellent FAQ (for which, Lancet, my heartfelt thanks), even they seem not to have plentiful quantities on offer.

"Man is the only animal that both laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be." William Hazlitt