Panax pseudoginseng Wallich., Panax ginseng C. Meyer., Panax japonica (C. Meyer) H. Haro., Panax quinquefolius L.

Family Name

Araliaceae

Common Names

Ginseng, San-ch'i, Chinese ginseng, Tochiba-ninjin, American Ginseng.

Description

Tapering root with variable number of lateral roots, 2-12 inches long, tan to reddish brown.

Origin

Eastern Asia, North America

Comments

Host for scale and moths (Pyralidae). American Ginseng regulated under CITES.