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Taxon:  Panax ginseng C. A. Mey.



Summary
Genus:
Panax
Subgenus:
Panax
Section:
Panax
Series:
Panax
Family:
Araliaceae
Subfamily:
Aralioideae
Nomen number:
26379
Place of publication:
Rep. Pharm. Prakt. Chem. Russ. 7:524. 1842 (Bull. Cl. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 1:340. 1843)
Verified:
11/15/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Aralia ginseng (C. A. Mey.) Baill.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Panax schinseng T. Nees
Panax schinseng T. Nees var. schinseng
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Baranov, A. I. 1982. The lectotypification of Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer (Araliaceae). Taxon 31:722-725.
  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  4. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  5. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  6. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage Note: = Panax pseudoginseng Wall.
  7. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  8. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  9. Hara, H. 1970. On the Asiatic species of the genus Panax. J. Jap. Bot. 45:207.
  10. Hu, S. Y. 1976. The genus Panax (ginseng) in Chinese medicine. Econ. Bot. 30:14.
  11. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  12. Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
  13. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. Note: = Panax pseudoginseng Wall.
  14. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  15. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  16. Natural Products Research Institute, Seoul National University. 1998. Medicinal plants in the Republic of Korea. WHO Regional Publications Western Pacific Series No. 21.
  17. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
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  19. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  20. Wen, J. 2001. Species diversity, nomenclature, phylogeny, biogeography, and classification of the ginseng genus (Panax L., Araliaceae). Utilization of biotechnological, genetic and cultural approaches for North American and Asian ginseng improvement. Proceedings of the International Ginseng Workshop 69.
  21. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
English
Asian ginseng –
Asiatic ginseng –
Chinese ginseng –
ginseng –
Korean ginseng –
Manchurian ginseng –
Oriental ginseng –
German
Ginseng –
koreanischer Ginseng –
Portuguese
jinsão –
Swedish
ginseng –
Transcribed Chinese
ren shen –
Transcribed Korean
insam –
sansam –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHeilongjiang Shenge.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJilin Shenge.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaLiaoning Shenge.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea, North  
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationPrimorye 
2Cultivated    also cult. in temperate regions
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Primorye]
  • CHINA: China [Heilongjiang Sheng (e.), Jilin Sheng (e.), Liaoning Sheng (e.)]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, North
Cultivated (also cult. in temperate regions)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Food additivesflavoring Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Materialsgum/resinused in various cosmeticsLeung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Materialslipidsused in various cosmeticsLeung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Medicinesfolklorefide Econ Bot 30:11-28. 1976Hu, S. Y. 1976. The genus Panax (ginseng) in Chinese medicine. Econ. Bot. 30:14.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=26379. Accessed 30 May 2025.