What is Korean Ginseng?

What is Korean Ginseng?

Korean ginseng is a perennial semi-shade plant(an herb whose aerial part dries up, leaving just the root in the winter, which then continues to grow in the spring), In botany Korean ginseng belongs to the Panax of the Araliacea family and its botanical name is Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer, named for Carl Anton von Meyer, of the former Soviet Union , in 1843. Panax is a compound word, consisting of the Greek root words pan(from the word pana, meaning"all") and ax(from the word axon,meaning"treatment"), which, together,in the world panax, implies a treatment for all diseases



Kind of Ginseng

Botanical name	Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer	Panax quinquefoius L	Panax notoginseng (Burk)F.H, Chen	Panax Japonicus C.A. Meyer
Saponin types	32	14	15	8
Main cultivation area	The Korean Peninsula	Wisconsin and Virginia states of the US, Ontario and Quebec states of Canada	Yunnan and Guangxi Provinces of China	All areas of Japan
Appearance	The main root is developed well in a straight and man-like shape. The lateral root and fine root are also developed evenly.	Short main root and lateral root with   poor development of the fine root	Rough and black root	A bamboo-like   shape with   severe windin