Ginseng is a slow-growing perennial plant with fleshy roots. It grows in the Northern Hemisphere in eastern Asia(mostly northern China, Korea and eastern Siberia), typically in cooler climates. Ginseng is characterized by the presence of ginsengosides. There are actually three different herbs commonly called ginseng: Asian or Korean ginseng ( Panax ginseng), American ginseng ( Panax quinquefolius), and Siberian "ginseng" (Eleutherococcus senticosus), the latter herb having many of the same effects as the first two even though it is in a different plant family. It active constituents are the ginsenosides and also contains Acetic acid, adenine, adenosine, alanine, ascorbic acid, benzoic acid, beta -sitosterol, caryophyllene, cysteine, ferulic acid, folic acid, glycine, guanidine, histidine, Isoleucine, kaempferol, magnesium, malic acid, niacin, pantothenic acid, salicylic acid, tannins, tyrosine, vanadium, zinc. It is used as adaptogen, aphrodisiac, nourishing, Stimulant, treatment of diabetes , as well as for Sexual dis function in men.
Product Details - Botanical Name: Panax ginseng C.A.Mey
- Family Name: Araliaceae
- Common Name: Ginseng
- Part Used: Root
- Habitat: Cooler climates of northern hemisphere
- Product offered: Root, extract