Panax

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Panax L.
Engl.: ginseng.
Sven.: ginseng.

Panax fruticosus L., Araliaceae: See Polyscias fruticosa (L.) Harms.

Panax ginseng C. Meyer.
Engl.: Chinese ginseng, Asiatic ginseng, ginseng root, Korean ginseng.
Fran.: ginseng.
Sven.: ginsengrot, ginseng.
Suom.: ginseng, ginsengjuuri.
TCM: ren shen, ren shen ye.
Bot. syn.: Aralia ginseng Mey., Panax schinseng Nees.

Panax pseudoginseng Wallich.
Engl.: pseudoginseng, Japanese ginseng.
TCM: san qi.
Bot. syn.: Panax repens Maxim.

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Panax quinquefolius L.
Engl.: American ginseng, five fingers, ginseng, man's health, occidental ginseng, red berry, tartar root.
Deu.: Amerikanischer ginseng.
Fran.: ginseng d'Amérique.
Suom.: amerikkalainen ginseng, amerikan ginseng.
TCM: shang, xi yang shen.
Bot. syn.: Aralia quinquefolia Decne. & Planch.

Panax schinseng Nees, Araliaceae: See Panax ginseng C. Meyer.