Panax pseudoginseng: Ginseng .

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BOTANICAL name: Panax pseudoginseng:

COMMON NAMES: Ginseng

Identifying Characteristics:

STEM:60-80 cm tall, single erect, unbranched and reddish
LEAVES: Whorl of 3 or 5 palmate leaves, the leaflet thin, finely serrate, gradually acuminate, 8 -13 cm long
FLOWERS: Greenish-yellow, small, few, in a single terminal peduncled umbel, appearing mid to late summer.
ROOT: aromatic, frequently bifurcated, spindle-shaped, bearing persistent fleshy scales at stem base
FRUIT: bright red drupe-like berry on elongated peduncle
TASTE:
ODOUR:

DISTRIBUTION: Native to China(Manchuria) and Korea. In damp, cool,humus-rich woodland

PARTS USED: Leaf, dried root

Body Parts Affected:

CONSTITUENTS: Volatile oils, comprising sapogenin and panacen (stimulating the central nervous system); a saponin, panaxin; panax acid; ginsenin (with hypoglycaemic activity); a glycoside, panaquilon (acting as a vasoconstrictive stimulant); ginsennosides; phytosterols; hormones; vitamins B1 and B2; mucilage; wide range of minerals;

SOLVENTS:

THERAPEUTIC ACTION: Tonic; Adaptogenic; aphrodisiac; rejuvenating; Stimulating to gonads, nervous system, endocrine glands, metabolism; lowers blood pressure; Inhibits mental and physical fatigue;

ASTROLOGICAL:

MEDICAL USES: Used in a vary wide range of conditions, but particularly of benefit where increased mental and physical efficiENCY is required, or when the patient is exposed to internal and external physiological stress factors - such as ageing, surgery or disease. Stimulating to gonads, nervous system, endocrine glands, metabolism; lowers blood pressure; Inhibits mental and physical fatigue

HOMEOPATHIC:

CHINESE:

CONTRA-INDICATIONS: Large doses may cause depression, insomnia and nervous disorders, Do not combine with any herbal remedies containing iron, or with Indian or china teas (Cousllia spp.)

PREPARATION:

DOSAGE:

Powder 15 grains;
Tincture 15-30 drops

ADMINISTRATIONS: notes

FORMULAS: ;

VETERINARY:

NON MEDICAL USES: ;

CULINARY:

CULTIVATION: Wild, but becoming rare, from seed and carefully selected seedlings, by a complex horticultural procedure involving specially prepared seed-beds, transplantation and shading.

SISTER PLANTS:

HISTORY: Ginseng is so well known in, East and West, that it has become the most widely used of all Medicinal herbs. The Koreans and Chinese have employed it as a panacea for centuries. This is reflected in its botanical name, Panax from pan meaning all, and akos meaning remedy. It was so highly prized in the Orient that not only did emperors monopolize the rights to harvest the roots, but wars were fought over them. The word Ginseng is derived form Fin-chen of Schin-seg, meaning man root or like a man, after the peculiar human shape of the root. Grades exist depending on the shape, age and colour. Red Korean Ginseng is one of the most expensive and sought-after types, and Ginseng production in Korea is carefully controlled by the government. The wide range of effects on human physiology claimed by Chinese physicians have only recently been tentatively acknowledged by Western pharmacologists who have created a new term, adaptogen, to explain the normalizing effect the active ingredients Panax pseudoginseng was Formerly classified a P. ginseng C.A. mey and P. schingseng Nees.

HARVEST: up to 9 years after planting

REFERENCE:

1 The Encyclopedia of Herbs and Herbalist Stuart;

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