Panax quinquefolius (American ginseng)
American ginseng roots, which can resemble the human body, are dried for use as a popular herbal medicine.
Leaves and fruits of Panax quinquefolius (Image: RBG Kew) ...
Ginseng, American (Panax quinquefolius) - close view of flower © Daniel Reed ...
Panax quinquefolius
Herbs
Score or nick seed then stratify 8 months, unless pre-chilled seed is available; the latter is shipped in fall and sown immediately. Dark needed for germination, which is very erratic.
Panax quinquefolius
An umbel of small, greenish-white or yellow-green, fragrant flowers rising from a whorl of 3 large, palmately compound leaves. Flowers: About 1/16" (2 mm) wide; petals 5.
Ginseng - Panax quinquefolius (American) & Panax ginseng (Asian) (in the Araliaceae or Ginseng family)
Parts used: Root.
Taste/smell: Sweet with a slight bitterness.
Sang [English]: Panax quinquefolius
Sang de Gentbrugge Azalea [English]: Rhododendron 'Sang de Gentbrugge'
Sang Drago [English]: Pterocarpus indicus
Sang Dragon [English]: Pterocarpus indicus
Sang Shu [Chinese]: Morus alba ...
Ginseng norteamericano - Panax quinquefolius
Ginseng siberiano - Eleuterococcus senticosum
Girasol - Helianthus annuus
Girasol tuberoso - Helianthus tuberosus
Gisofila - Gypsophila struthium
Gitanillas - Fumaria officinalis ...
 See also: Aralia, Medic, American Ginseng, Green, Ginseng
  
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