Ginseng

Panax ginseng, P. quinquefolius

root

The forked root of a perennial from the mountains of Korea and Manchuria, dried and powdered or simmered as a decoction. It contains ginsenosides.

Origin

Mountains of Korea and Manchuria

Season (United States)

all year round · grows in your region

Preparation

A medicinal root: a few grams, as an infusion or in a broth. It can change the effect of an anticoagulant or of diabetes treatment.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Saponins

Did you know?

Its Chinese name, rén shēn, joins “person” and “forked root”; in Korea, wild mountain ginseng is hand-picked by gatherers called simmani.