{"id":1096,"date":"2017-02-20T21:50:47","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T21:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medicinalherbinfo.org\/000Herbs2016\/?page_id=1096"},"modified":"2025-08-03T20:59:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T20:59:25","slug":"ginseng","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medicinalherbinfo.org\/000Herbs2016\/1herbs\/ginseng\/","title":{"rendered":"Ginseng"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=center>\n<h5>Contents:<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"#Names\">Common Names<\/a> | <a href=\"#Parts\">Parts Usually Used<\/a> | <a href=\"#Description\">Plant(s) &amp; Culture<\/a> | <a href=\"#Where\">Where Found<\/a> | <a href=\"#Properties\">Medicinal Properties<\/a> | <a href=\"#Biochemical\">Biochemical Information<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#Legends\">Legends, Myths and Stories<\/a> | <a href=\"#Uses\">Uses<\/a> | <a href=\"#Dosages\">Formulas or Dosages<\/a> | <a href=\"#Sold\">How Sold<\/a> | <a href=\"#Warning\">Warning<\/a> | <a href=\"#Links\">Resource Links<\/a> | <a href=\"#Bibliography\">Bibliography<\/a><a href=\"#Bibliography\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Scientific Names<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medicinalherbinfo.org\/000Herbs2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PanaxGinseng.jpg\" align=\"right\" width=\"350\" height=\"272\" alt=\"Panax Ginseng plant\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Panax quinquefolium L.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Panax ginseng<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>American ginseng<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Ararliaceae<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Ginseng family<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a name=\"Names\">Common Names<\/a> <\/h3>\n<p><b>Panax quinquefolius L.:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>American ginseng<\/li>\n<li>Five fingers<\/li>\n<li>Five fingers root<\/li>\n<li>Five-leafed ginseng<\/li>\n<li>Garantogen<\/li>\n<li>Jen-shen (Chinese name)<\/li>\n<li>Ninsin<\/li>\n<li>Panax<\/li>\n<li>Pannag<\/li>\n<li>Redberry<\/li>\n<li>Sang<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Panax schin-seng L.:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Asiatic ginseng<\/li>\n<li>Chinese ginseng<\/li>\n<li>Jen-shen (Chinese name)<\/li>\n<li>Len seng (Mandarin name)<\/li>\n<li>Ren-shen (Sanskrit name)<\/li>\n<li>Wonder-of-the-world<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/b> <a href=\"#top\"><font size=\"-1\">Back to Top<\/font><\/a> <\/p>\n<hr size=3 width=80% COLOR=\"#004040\" align=\"center\">\n<h3><a name=\"Parts\">Parts Usually Used<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><b>Panax quinquefolius L.:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Roots<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Panax schin-seng L.:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Roots<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Panax trifolius L.:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Leaves and roots<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Eleutherococcus senticosus L.:<\/b> (Otherwise known as Siberian ginseng)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Root<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>            <a href=\"#top\"><font size=\"-1\">Back to Top<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<hr size=3 width=80% COLOR=\"#004040\" align=\"center\">\n<h3><a name=\"Description\">Description of Plant(s) and Culture<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medicinalherbinfo.org\/000Herbs2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/GinsengRoot.jpg\" align=\"right\" width=\"350\" height=\"467\" alt=\"Ginseng Root\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Panax quinquefolius L.:<\/b><br \/>\nA perennial slow growing plant with a large spindle-shaped fleshy root and a smooth erect stem; <nobr>1-2 feet<\/nobr> high.  Root sometimes resembling human form, spindle-shaped or forked.  At the top of the stem are <nobr>3 large<\/nobr> leaves palmately divided into <nobr>4-5<\/nobr> <nobr>(occasionally 3-7)<\/nobr> sharp-toothed oblong-lance-shaped leaflets.  In the leaf axil grows an umbel of yellow-green, scented, flowers. June to July.  Fruits <nobr>2-seeded<\/nobr> red berries follow the blossoms.  Partial shade in <nobr>zone 4.<\/nobr> <\/p>\n<p><b>Panax schin-seng L.:<\/b> (Chinese Panax ginseng)<br \/>\n            Asiatic ginseng is a small perennial plant; the aromatic root common only grows to a length of <nobr>2 feet<\/nobr> or more and is often divided at the end.  The simple, glabrous stem bears near the top a whorl of <nobr>3 or<\/nobr> <nobr>5 palmately<\/nobr> compound leaves consisting of <nobr>5 oblong-ovate,<\/nobr> finely double-serrate leaflets.  From June to August the plant is topped by a solitary simple umbel of greenish-yellow flowers.  The fruit is a small, red, edible, drupelike berry.<\/p>\n<p><b>Panax trifolius L.:<\/b><br \/>\n            Known as Dwarf Ginseng: it is a globe-rooted perennial; <nobr>2-8 inches<\/nobr> high.  Leaves divided into 3 <nobr>(occasionally 5)<\/nobr> toothed, oblong to lance-shaped leaflets.  Flowers are white to yellow (or sometimes pinkish), in small umbels; April to May.  Fruits green or yellow.<\/p>\n<p><b>Eleutherococcus senticosus L.:<\/b> (Otherwise known as Siberian ginseng)<br \/>\n            In Russia today, scientists are researching many subjects.  As a part of this research, the Russians have been working to find the true medicinal value of plants, and they have been trying to promote a plant of their own, <nobr>E. senticosus,<\/nobr> which they claim has characteristics very much like ginseng.<\/p>\n<p>It is a stimulant, increasing the general tone of the organism, normalizing arterial pressure and reducing an elevated blood sugar level.  Helps people resist bad effects of stress more effectively.  This herb is not technically ginseng at all but has many of the properties of ginseng and is used the same way.<\/p>\n<p><b>Other varieties:<\/b><br \/>\n              <i>Japanese ginseng<\/i> (Panax japonica); and <i>Tienchi Ginseng<\/i> (Panax notoginseng), no English equivalent name, also called sanchi.  Tienchi is used in processed form, never raw, available in markets in processed slices of the root called Tian Qi Pian.<br \/>\n            <a href=\"#top\"><font size=\"-1\">Back to Top<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<hr size=3 width=80% COLOR=\"#004040\" align=\"center\">\n<h3><a name=\"Where\">Where Found<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><b>Panax quinquefolius L.:<\/b><br \/>\nRich woods.  Maine to Georgia; Oklahoma to Minnesota.  Now an endangered species in much of this area.  Wisconsin-grown ginseng is highly valued throughout the Orient. <\/p>\n<p><b>Panax schin-seng L.:<\/b><br \/>\n            Found in damp woods of Manchuria and is cultivated primarily in Korea.<\/p>\n<p><b>Panax trifolius L.:<\/b><br \/>\n            Rich woods.  Nova Scotia to Pennsylvania, Georgia mountains; Indiana, Iowa to Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p><b>Eleutherococcus senticosus L.:<\/b> (Otherwise known as Siberian ginseng)<br \/>\n            Grown in Siberia.<br \/>\n            <a href=\"#top\"><font size=\"-1\">Back to Top<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<hr size=3 width=80% COLOR=\"#004040\" align=\"center\">\n<h3><a name=\"Properties\">Medicinal Properties<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><b>Panax quinquefolius L.:<\/b><br \/>\nDemulcent, tonic, alterative, stimulant, carminative, stomachic, nervine, aphrodisiac <\/p>\n<p><b>Panax schin-seng L.:<\/b><br \/>\n            Demulcent, nervine, panacea, stimulant, stomachic, tonic<\/p>\n<p><b>Panax trifolius L.:<\/b><br \/>\n            Demulcent, tonic.<\/p>\n<p><b>Eleutherococcus senticosus L.:<\/b> (Otherwise known as Siberian ginseng)<br \/>\n            Demulcent panacea, stimulant, stomachic, nervine, tonic<br \/>\n            <a href=\"#top\"><font size=\"-1\">Back to Top<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<hr size=3 width=80% COLOR=\"#004040\" align=\"center\">\n<h3><a name=\"Biochemical\">Biochemical Information<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><b>Panax quinquefolius L.:<\/b><br \/>\nArabinose, calcium, camphor, gineosides, iron, mucilage, panaxosides, resin, saponin, starch, and <nobr>vitamins A,<\/nobr> B12, <nobr>and E.<\/nobr> <\/p>\n<p><b>Panax schin-seng L.:<\/b><br \/>\n            Arabinose, calcium, camphor, gineosides, iron, mucilage, panaxosides, resin, saponin, starch, and <nobr>vitamins A,<\/nobr> B12, <nobr>and E.<\/nobr><\/p>\n<p><b>Panax trifolius L.:<\/b><br \/>\n            Arabinose, calcium, camphor, gineosides, iron, mucilage, panaxosides, resin, saponin, starch, and <nobr>vitamins A,<\/nobr> B12, <nobr>and E.<\/nobr><\/p>\n<p><b>Eleutherococcus senticosus L.:<\/b> (Otherwise known as Siberian ginseng)<br \/>\n            Eleuherosides<br \/>\n            <a href=\"#top\"><font size=\"-1\">Back to Top<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<hr size=3 width=80% COLOR=\"#004040\" align=\"center\">\n<h3><a name=\"Legends\">Legends, Myths and Stories<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Used in China for over 5,000 years, ginseng was known to 9<sup>th<\/sup> century Arab physicians.  Over <nobr>400 million<\/nobr> people have been using this herb for centuries.  Marco Polo wrote of this prized wonder drug and when a delegation from the King of Siam visited <nobr>Louis XIV,<\/nobr> they presented the king with a root of gintz-aen.  From then on, ginseng was widely used by wealthy Europeans for exhaustion and debility.  By the 18<sup>th<\/sup> century, it was also popular in America, especially when <nobr>P. quinquefolius<\/nobr> was found to be indigenous. <\/p>\n<p>The name &#8220;panax&#8221; in the botanical name means &#8220;all-healing.&#8221;  The Mandarin name for ginseng, len seng, literally means &#8220;root of man,&#8221; so named because the root resembles the shape of the human body.<\/p>\n<p>It is said that the botanical name of ginseng is derived from the Greek word for panacea, because of the great reverence in which the herb is held.<\/p>\n<p>Ginseng was known to Judah in the market place of Israel <nobr>(Ezekiel 27:17).<\/nobr> Trading was done in wheat, oil balm, honey, and &#8220;Pannag,&#8221;  or all-healing ginseng.<\/p>\n<p><b>Panax quinquefolius L.:<\/b><br \/>\n            No medicinal herb is more famous than Ginseng.  For over <nobr>200 years<\/nobr> wild American Ginseng has been harvested and shipped to the Orient.  Today, over 95% of the American Ginseng crop (wild-harvested and cultivated) is shipped to eastern Asia.  Interstate commerce of the root is regulated by the federal government.  It is unethical and illegal to harvest the roots before the red berries ripen and set seed in late summer or early autumn.<\/p>\n<p>In China for centuries, Ginseng was considered an almost magical drug, a cure for bodily woes.  Among the Chinese healers Ginseng is regarded primarily as a &#8220;man&#8217;s herb&#8221; although it may be taken by both men and women.  The female equivalent of Ginseng is a root called <nobr>Dong Kwei.<\/nobr><\/p>\n<p>The name Ginseng is derived from the Chinese word for &#8220;likeness of man&#8221; because its roots sometimes resemble a human figure.  Ginseng&#8217;s genus name Panax, like the word panacea, comes from the Greek word panakeia, meaning &#8220;all-healing&#8221;.  This refers to the plant&#8217;s reputation as a Chinese cure-all.  Quinquefolium means five-fingered leaf.<\/p>\n<p>Native Americans have used the root of this plant to relieve vomiting and nausea.  Some tribes used it in their love potions.  American colonists began using ginseng in the early 1700s.  The Eclectics, 19<sup>th<\/sup> century physicians who rejected synthetic drugs in favor of plant medicines, recommended American ginseng as a stimulant and aphrodisiac.<br \/>\n            <a href=\"#top\"><font size=\"-1\">Back to Top<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<hr size=3 width=80% COLOR=\"#004040\" align=\"center\">\n<h3><a name=\"Uses\">Uses<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><b>Panax quinquefolius L.:<\/b><br \/>\nThe root is considered demulcent, mild stimulant, tonic.  Research suggests it may increase mental efficiency and physical performance, aid in adapting to high or low temperatures and stress when taken over an extended period.  Ginseng&#8217;s effect is called &#8220;adapatogenic&#8221;, tending to return the body to normal. <\/p>\n<p>Promotes appetite, helps dyspepsia, rheumatism, headache, lumbago, sciatica, debility, colds, coughs, bronchitis, symptoms of menopause, constipation, lung troubles, cystitis.<\/p>\n<p>Native Americans in some areas used a decoction of ginseng root to relieve nausea and vomiting.  Several tribes used it as an ingredient in love potions and charms.  May inhibit the growth of cancerous tumors.<\/p>\n<p><b>Panax schin-seng L.:<\/b><br \/>\n            Used as a panacea for all ailments.  Used primarily for fever, inflammatory diseases, for hemorrhage, and for blood diseases.  Women take it for everything from normalizing menstruation to easing childbirth.  Promotes mental and physical vigor, relieves stress, impotence, rheumatism, strengthens endocrine glands, reduces cholesterol, increases the good cholesterol (HDL) and lowers the so called bad cholesterol (LDL), normalizes bodily functions, increases energy, enhances sexual desire, improves appetite and helps digestive disturbances.  Mildly stimulates the central nervous system and various glands.  Helpful for coughs, colds, and various chest problems.  May inhibit growth of malignant tumors.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese have used ginseng as a heart tonic, severe dyspepsia, continued fevers, old coughs, persistent vomiting in pregnancy, chronic malaria, hemorrhages, and spermatorrhea.<\/p>\n<p><b>Panax trifolius L.:<\/b><br \/>\n            Native Americans used tea of the whole plant for colic, indigestion, gout, hepatitis, hives, rheumatism, and tuberculosis; root was chewed for headaches, shortness of breath, fainting, nervous debility.  <\/p>\n<p>Used to treat impotence, (it stimulates male sex glands), stress (strengthens the adrenal glands), cocaine withdrawal, energy, diabetes, radiation protection, colds, and chest problems.  Promotes lung function, enhances immune function, stimulates the appetite, and normalizing blood pressure.<\/p>\n<p><b>Eleutherococcus senticosus L.:<\/b> (Otherwise known as Siberian ginseng)<br \/>\n              Normalizes blood pressure, relieves physical and mental stress, hardening of the arteries, angina, headaches, improved blood circulation, insomnia, treats bronchitis, chronic lung ailments, reduces blood cholesterol, increases energy and stamina, improves mental alertness and generally improves overall health.<br \/>\n            <a href=\"#top\"><font size=\"-1\">Back to Top<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<hr size=3 width=80% COLOR=\"#004040\" align=\"center\">\n<h3><a name=\"Dosages\">Formulas or Dosages<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><b>Panax schin-seng L.:<\/b><br \/>\nThe root of both ginseng species listed here, is collected after flowering.  Use only thoroughly dried root.  Make it into a tea according to your taste and use as needed.  (Normally <nobr>1 cup<\/nobr> daily)<br \/>\n<a href=\"#top\"><font size=\"-1\">Back to Top<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<hr size=3 width=80% COLOR=\"#004040\" align=\"center\">\n<h3><a name=\"Sold\">How Sold<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><b>Capsules:<\/b> take 1 capsule, up to 3 times daily.<br \/>\nTablets, Extracts<br \/>\n<b>Powder:<\/b> mix 1 to <nobr>2 tsp.<\/nobr> in warm liquid daily.<br \/>\nInstant granules,  Ginseng liquid<br \/>\n<nobr>Ginseng tea:<\/nobr> drink 1 cup daily.<br \/>\n<a href=\"#top\"><font size=\"-1\">Back to Top<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<hr size=3 width=80% COLOR=\"#004040\" align=\"center\">\n<h3><a name=\"Warning\">Warning<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><b>Panax quinquefolius L.:<\/b><br \/>\nSome caution required, large doses are said to raise blood pressure.  Do not use if you have high blood pressure. <\/p>\n<p>Because it grows slowly, is rare over much of its former range and because it has been overcollected, wild plants should be left alone.<\/p>\n<p>Avoid <b>P. notoginseng<\/b> in pregnancy; it may adversely affect the fetus.  Although ginseng is generally safe, side effects have been reported; avoid other stimulants such as tea, coffee, and cola drinks when taking ginseng.<\/p>\n<p><b>Panax schin-seng L.:<\/b><br \/>\n  Some may find Chinese ginseng too stimulating, especially at bedtime.  Use early in the day.  High doses may cause jittery feelings.  Do not exceed <nobr>5 to<\/nobr> <nobr>10 grams<\/nobr> daily.  In rare cases, some develop high blood pressure, menopausal bleeding, or headaches.  Check with the doctor if Hypertensive (high blood pressure condition), vaginal bleeding, or headaches occur.  (This aid for vaginal bleeding during menopause can be mistaken for uterine cancer, so be up front with the doctor about taking ginseng)  Ginseng is usually taken an hour before or an hour after eating.<\/p>\n<p><nobr>Vitamin C<\/nobr> can interfere with absorption of ginseng.  If taking <nobr>vitamin C,<\/nobr> wait <nobr>2 hours<\/nobr> after or <nobr>2 hours<\/nobr> before taking ginseng.<\/p>\n<p>Avoid use or use with care if you have high blood pressure, high fever, inflammatory conditions, or obesity.<br \/>\n  <a href=\"#top\"><font size=\"-1\">Back to Top<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<hr size=3 width=80% COLOR=\"#004040\" align=\"center\">\n<h3><a name=\"Links\">Resource Links<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medicinalherbinfo.org\/000Herbs2016\/2025\/08\/02\/andean-healing-high-altitude-herbs-of-the-inca-and-their-descendants\/\" target=\"_blank\">Andean Healing: High-Altitude Herbs of the Inca and Their Descendants<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medicinalherbinfo.org\/000Herbs2016\/2025\/07\/08\/herbal-medicine-shows-promise-in-liver-cancer-treatment-analysis-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Herbal Medicine Shows Promise in Liver Cancer Treatment Analysis<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/oncology\/articles\/10.3389\/fonc.2025.1527091\/full\" target=\"_blank\">Frontiers in Oncology &#8211; 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Kidney Stones<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.livestrong.com\/article\/217244-siberian-ginseng-safety-and-uses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LiveStrong.com: Siberian Ginseng Safety &amp; Uses<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.livestrong.com\/article\/226603-panax-ginseng-high-blood-pressure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LiveStrong.com: Panax Ginseng &#038; High Blood Pressure<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.livestrong.com\/article\/239973-how-do-i-use-siberian-ginseng-root-powder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LiveStrong.com: How do I Use Ginseng Root Siberian Powder?<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.umm.edu\/altmed\/articles\/asian-ginseng-000249.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Maryland Medical Center: Asian Ginseng<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.umm.edu\/altmed\/articles\/american-ginseng-000248.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Maryland Medical Center: American Ginseng<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.umm.edu\/altmed\/articles\/siberian-ginseng-000250.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Maryland Medical Center: Siberian Ginseng<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mskcc.org\/mskcc\/html\/69237.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: Ginseng (Asian)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mskcc.org\/mskcc\/html\/69379.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: Siberian Ginseng<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/medlineplus\/druginfo\/natural\/patient-ginseng.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. National Library of Medicine: Ginseng<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/medlineplus\/druginfo\/natural\/985.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MedLinePlus: Siberian Ginseng <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/medlineplus\/druginfo\/natural\/1000.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MedLinePlus: Panax Ginseng<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nccam.nih.gov\/health\/asianginseng\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Center for Complementary &#038; 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Mayer) and its isolated ginsenosides and polysaccharides on arterial stiffness in healthy individuals.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/20460823\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PubMed.gov: Inhibitory effects of herbal extracts on breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) and structure-inhibitory potency relationship of isoflavonoids.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/20374974\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PubMed.gov: Double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised study of single dose effects of ADAPT-232 on cognitive functions.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/19885024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PubMed.gov: Effects of AIF on Knee Osteoarthritis Patients: Double-blind, Randomized Placebo-controlled Study.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/8698406\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PubMed.gov: Neuropharmacological studies on Panax ginseng.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/20920564\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PubMed.gov: Bioactivity-guided fractionation for anti-fatigue property of Acanthopanax senticosus. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#top\"><font size=\"-1\">Back to Top<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<hr size=3 width=80% COLOR=\"#004040\" align=\"center\">\n<h3><a name=\"Bibliography\">Bibliography<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0940985136\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=0940985136&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=medherinf-20&#038;linkId=QONM667OBGHTXOWO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medicinalherbinfo.org\/000Herbs2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/buyit.gif\" width=41 height=16 border=0 alt=\"Buy It!\"> Back to Eden<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=medherinf-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0940985136\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; 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Duke., Houghton Mifflin Company, 215 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10000<\/p>\n<p><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001RFJ4OK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B001RFJ4OK&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=medherinf-20&#038;linkId=WTTGW7GJFD75FLVP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medicinalherbinfo.org\/000Herbs2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/buyit.gif\" width=41 height=16 border=0 alt=\"Buy It!\"> American Folk Medicine<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=medherinf-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0690066937\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>, by Clarence Meyer, Meyerbooks, publisher, PO Box 427, Glenwood, Illinois 60425, 1973<\/p>\n<p><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0743225481\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=0743225481&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=medherinf-20&#038;linkId=GAJ2HBKGV4RC6P3C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medicinalherbinfo.org\/000Herbs2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/buyit.gif\" alt=\"Buy It!\" border=\"0\"> Earl Mindell&#8217;s Herb Bible<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=medherinf-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0684856395\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/i>, by Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D., Simon &#038; Schuster\/Fireside, Rockefeller Center 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020<\/p>\n<p><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0877736391\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=0877736391&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=medherinf-20&#038;linkId=GBRRZSF7AD7KSQT4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medicinalherbinfo.org\/000Herbs2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/buyit.gif\" width=41 height=16 border=0 alt=\"Buy It!\"> Indian Herbalogy of North America<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=medherinf-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0877736391\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/i>, by Alma R. 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Balch, C.N.C., Avery Publishing Group, Inc., Garden City Park, NY<\/p>\n<p><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0137981740\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0137981740&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=medherinf-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medicinalherbinfo.org\/000Herbs2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/buyit.gif\" alt=\"Buy It!\" border=\"0\"> Secrets of the Chinese Herbalists<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=medherinf-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0137981740\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/i>, by Richard Lucas, Parker Publishing Company, Inc., West Nyack, NY, 1987.<\/p>\n<p><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1476705046\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=1476705046&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=medherinf-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medicinalherbinfo.org\/000Herbs2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/buyit.gif\" width=41 height=16 border=0 alt=\"Buy It!\"> Webster&#8217;s New World Dictionary<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=medherinf-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=1476705046\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/i>, Third College Edition, Victoria Neufeldt, Editor in Chief, New World Dictionaries: A Division of Simon &#038; Schuster, Inc., 15 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10023<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0517691132\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0517691132&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=medherinf-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medicinalherbinfo.org\/000Herbs2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/buyit.gif\" alt=\"Buy It!\" border=\"0\"> <em>An Instant Guide to Medicinal Plants<\/em><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=medherinf-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0517691132\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>, by Pamela Forey and Ruth Lindsay, Crescent Books (January 27, 1992).<\/p>\n<p><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0135449812\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0135449812&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=medherinf-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medicinalherbinfo.org\/000Herbs2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/buyit.gif\" alt=\"Buy It!\" border=\"0\"> The Magic of Herbs in Daily Living<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=medherinf-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0135449812\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/i>, by Richard Lucas, Parker Publishing Co. (1988).<\/p>\n<p><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000OSLJJY\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B000OSLJJY&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=medherinf-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medicinalherbinfo.org\/000Herbs2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/buyit.gif\" alt=\"Buy It!\" border=\"0\"> A Useful Guide to Herbal Health Care<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=medherinf-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B000OSLJJY\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/i>, HCBL (Health Center for Better Living).,1414 Rosemary Lane, Naples, FL 34103., Special Sale Catalog, 1996<\/p>\n<p><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0941524248\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0941524248&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=medherinf-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medicinalherbinfo.org\/000Herbs2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/buyit.gif\" width=41 height=16 border=0 alt=\"Buy It!\"> The Yoga of Herbs: An Ayurvedic Guide to Herbal Medicine<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=medherinf-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0941524248\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/i>, by Dr. David Frawley &#038; Dr. Vasant Lad, Lotus Press, Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, Second edition, 1988.<\/p>\n<p><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0878570764\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0878570764&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=medherinf-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/medicinalherbinfo.org\/000Herbs2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/buyit.gif\" alt=\"Buy It!\" border=\"0\"> The Rodale Herb Book: How to Use, Grow, and Buy Nature&#8217;s Miracle Plants (An Organic gardening and farming book)<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=medherinf-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=0878570764\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/i>, edited by William H. 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