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Asian Ginseng, Asiatic Ginseng, Chinese Ginseng, Chinese Red Ginseng, Ginseng, Ginseng Asiatique, Ginseng Radix Alba, Ginseng Root, Guigai, Hong Shen, Japanese Ginseng, Jen-Shen, Jinsao, Jintsam, Insam, Korean Ginseng, Korean Panax, Korean Panax Ginseng, Korean Red Ginseng, Korean White Ginseng, Ninjin, Oriental Ginseng, Radix Ginseng Rubra, Red Chinese Ginseng, Red Ginseng, Red Kirin Ginseng, Red Korean Ginseng, Red Panax Ginseng, Renshen, Renxian, Sheng Shai Shen, Tibetan Ginseng, White Ginseng, White Panax Ginseng.
CAUTION: See separate listings for Blue Cohosh, Canaigre, Codonopsis, Ginseng American, Ginseng Siberian, Panax Pseudoginseng, and Ashwaganda. |
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Panax ginseng, synonym Panax schinseng.
Family: Araliaceae. |
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Orally, Panax ginseng is used as a so-called "adaptogen" for increasing resistance to environmental stress and as a general tonic for improving well-being. It is also used for stimulating immune function, improving physical and athletic stamina, improving cognitive function, concentration, memory, and work efficiency. It is also used orally for depression, anxiety, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), Pseudomonas infection in cystic fibrosis, chronic bronchitis, swine flu, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer, and skin cancer. Panax ginseng is also used orally for anemia, diabetes, gastritis, neurasthenia, erectile dysfunction, impotence and male fertility, fever, hangover, and asthma. It is also used orally for bleeding disorders, loss of appetite, vomiting, colitis, dysentery, cancer, fibromyalgia, insomnia, neuralgia, rheumatism, dizziness, headache, convulsions, disorders of pregnancy and childbirth, hot flashes due to menopause, and to slow the aging process.
Topically, Panax ginseng is used as part of a multi-ingredient preparation for treating premature ejaculation.
In manufacturing, Panax ginseng is used to make soaps, cosmetics, and as a flavoring in beverages.
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