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.

Related Topics:
Perennial plant - Araliaceae - Northern Hemisphere - Asia - North America - Vietnam - 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.

Related Topics:
Eleutherococcus senticosus - Eleutheroside

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

Related Topics:
Polyscias - Pseudopanax

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