Panax quinquefolius

Panax quinquefolius L. Engl.: American ginseng, five fingers, ginseng, man's health, occidental ginseng, red berry, tartar root. Deu.: Amerikanischer ginseng. Suom.: amerikkalainen ginseng, amerikan ginseng. Fran.: ginseng d'Amérique. TCM: shang, xi yang shen. Bot. syn.: Aralia quinquefolia Decne. & Planch.

Panax quinquefolium. Ginseng.

Pl. 29. Panax quinquefolium.Classic texts: Bigelow 1817-1821.

Panax.

Classic texts: Scudder's Materia Medica, 1898: Tonics.

Panax.

Classic texts: Felter 1922.

Ginsengs and saponins.

Archives: Best of the Herbal Forums: 06.1995.

Ginseng product quality.

Archives: Best of the Herbal Forums: 06.1995.

Flower pics.

Henriette's herbal blog: Deidra J. Smith sent me these photos.

Trusting ginseng products?

Henriette's herbal blog: I wouldn't.

Ginseng EO.

Henriette's herbal blog: On the silliness of ginseng essential oil.

Ginseng leaf.

Henriette's herbal blog: Underused medicine: ginseng leaf.

Photo: Panax quinquefolius 5.

Photo: Panax quinquefolius 5. Plants with green berries. MTT Karila research station, Mikkeli, Finland. Planted. 2002-08-13.

Photo: Panax quinquefolius 6.

Photo: Panax quinquefolius 6. Plant with green berries. MTT Karila research station, Mikkeli, Finland. Planted. 2002-08-13.

Photo: Panax quinquefolius 7.

Photo: Panax quinquefolius 7. Plant with green berries. MTT Karila research station, Mikkeli, Finland. Planted. 2002-08-13.

Photo: Panax quinquefolius 3.

Photo: Panax quinquefolius 3. Plant with green seed. MTT Karila research station, Mikkeli, Finland. Planted. 2001-08-13.

Photo: Panax quinquefolius 4.

Photo: Panax quinquefolius 4. Plants, test plot for commercial cultivation. MTT Karila research station, Mikkeli, Finland. Planted. 2001-08-13.

Photo: Panax quinquefolius 1.

Photo: Panax quinquefolius 1. Flowering plant. MTT Karila research station, Mikkeli, Finland. Planted. 1999-07-23.

Photo: Panax quinquefolius 2.

Photo: Panax quinquefolius 2. Flower. MTT Karila research station, Mikkeli, Finland. Planted. 1999-07-23.