Ginseng

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Panax ginseng - Chinese/Korean Ginseng

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Panax japonicus - Japanese Ginseng

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Panax pseudoginseng - Himalayan Ginseng

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Panax quinquefolius - American Ginseng

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Panax trifolius - Dwarf Ginseng

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Panax vietnamensis - Vietnamese Ginseng

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Panax vietnamensis var. fuscidiscus

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Ginseng (Panax) is a genus of about five or six species of slow-growing perennial plants with fleshy roots, in the family Araliaceae. They grow in the Northern Hemisphere in eastern Asia and North America, typically in cooler climates; Panax vietnamensis, discovered in Vietnam, is the southernmost ginseng found. Ginseng is characterized by the presence of ginsenoside.

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Siberian Ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus) is not considered a true ginseng; instead of a fleshy root, it has a woody root; instead of ginsenosides, eleutherosides are present.

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Some other species previously classified in Panax are now treated in the separate genera Polyscias and Pseudopanax.

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Perennial plant: A perennial plant or perennial (Latin per, "through", annus, "year") is a plant that lives for more than two years. Herbaceous perennials are plants that do not form woody tissue and the term perennial more commonly describes these plants, since woody plants (i.e., trees and shrubs) are always peren...

Northern Hemisphere: The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet's surface (or celestial sphere) that is north of the equator (the word hemisphere literally means 'half ball'). On Earth, the Northern Hemisphere contains most of the land and population....

Asia: Asia is the central and eastern part of Eurasia and world's largest continent. Defined by subtracting Europe from Eurasia, Asia is either regarded as a landmass of its own or as part of Eurasia....

Ginseng related Images and Photos (experimental)

Asian Ginseng (Panax Ginseng)

Bottled Ginseng Root at Namdaemun Market Seoul South Korea