Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Ethnobotanical Plant Panax quinquefolium

Common Name
Ginseng, Amerikaanse Ginseng, Amerikanischer Ginseng, American Ginseng

Activities

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Activity Country/Region Reference
Aphrodisiac German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Demulcent US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Medicine US(Appalachia) *
Stimulant Dutch Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Tonic English Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.