Panax ginseng

This article is about the plant species. For the root and its uses, see Ginseng. For another species that is also called "Chinese ginseng", see Panax notoginseng.

Panax ginseng
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Panax
Species:
P. ginseng
Binomial name
Panax ginseng
Synonyms[1]

Panax ginseng, ginseng,[2] also known as Asian ginseng,[2][3] Chinese ginseng[2][3] or Korean ginseng,[2][3][4] is a species of plant whose root is the original source of ginseng root. It is a perennial plant that grows in the mountains of East Asia.[5][6]

Panax ginseng is primarily cultivated in Korea. While all South Korean ginseng is Panax ginseng,[5][7] ginseng production in China encompasses both Panax ginseng and South China ginseng (Panax notoginseng).[8]

  1. ^ Synonyms in Catalogue of life
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  3. ^ a b c "Asian Ginseng". National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH). September 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  4. ^ English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 559. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2016 – via Korea Forest Service.
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  6. ^ Perkins, Dorothy (2013-11-19). Encyclopedia of China: History and Culture. Routledge. p. 181. ISBN 978-1-135-93562-7.
  7. ^ Braun, Lesley; Cohen, Marc (2010-06-24). Herbs and Natural Supplements Inkling: An Evidence-Based Guide. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 509. ISBN 978-0-7295-7910-0.
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