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 |