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Non-scientific name:

ginseng

32 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Trade forms: Plant parts:
British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) Panax ginseng C.A.Meyer Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. whole or cut dried root root
European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. whole or cut dried root root
Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) Panax ginseng C. A. Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey.
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. dried root and rhizome root and rhizome
Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995) Panax ginseng C. Meyer Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey.
Les Plantes Arom. et Med. (Bremness, 1996) Panax ginseng C. Meyer Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey.
Kräuter Gewürze und Heilpflanzen (Bremness, 1994) Panax ginseng C. Meyer Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey.
Dizionario delle Erbe Med. (Suozzi, 1995) Panax ginseng C. Meyer Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey.
The Plant-Book (Mabberley, 1996) Panax ginseng C. Meyer Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey.
Timber Press Plant Names (Erhardt et al., 2009) Panax ginseng C. Meyer Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey.
Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) Panax ginseng C. Meyer Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey.
World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013) Panax ginseng C. Meyer Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey.
British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey.
Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. root
Japanese Pharmacopoeia 15th edn. (2006) Panax ginseng C.A.Meyer Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. root, rootlets removed root
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999) Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. dried root root
Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Panax ginseng C.A.Meyer Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. root
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Panax ginseng C. A. Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey.
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Panax ginseng C. A. Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey.
Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Panax ginseng C. A. Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. dried root root
Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Panax ginseng C. A. Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. dried root root
European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Whole or cut dried root, designated white ginseng; treated with steam and then dried, designated red ginseng root
Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007) Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. root
GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Panax ginseng C. A. Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey.
GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Panax ginseng C. A. Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey.
GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Panax ginseng C. A. Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey.
British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. root
EMA Com. Monog.: Panax ginseng, rad. (2012) Panax ginseng C.A.Meyer Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. radix
EMA Com. Monog.: Panax ginseng, rad. (2012) Panax ginseng C.A.Meyer Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. radix
Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Root
Les Plantes Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000) Panax ginseng Meyer Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. root
Medicinal Plants in China (WHO, 1997) Panax ginseng C.A. Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Roots
Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. root root
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Panax pseudoginseng Wall. Panax pseudoginseng Wall. Panax pseudoginseng Wall.
Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Panax pseudoginseng Wall. Panax pseudoginseng Wall. Panax pseudoginseng Wall. Root
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) Aralia quinquefolia Decne Aralia quinquefolia (L.) Decne. & Planch. Panax quinquefolius L.
GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Panax quinquefolius L. Panax quinquefolius L. Panax quinquefolius L.
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Eleutherococcus senticosus (Rupr. & Maxim.) Maxim. Eleutherococcus senticosus (Rupr. & Maxim.) Maxim. Eleutherococcus senticosus (Rupr. & Maxim.) Maxim.
Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Eleutherococcus senticosus (Rupr.&Maxim.) Maxim Eleutherococcus senticosus (Rupr. & Maxim.) Maxim. Eleutherococcus senticosus (Rupr. & Maxim.) Maxim. Root
Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Eleutherococcus senticosus (Rupr. & Maxim.) Maxim Eleutherococcus senticosus (Rupr. & Maxim.) Maxim. Eleutherococcus senticosus (Rupr. & Maxim.) Maxim. Root

97 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "ginseng":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
american ginseng Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
amerikanischer ginseng Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
amerikansk ginseng Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
aralia quinquefolia Other U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
asian ginseng Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
asiatic ginseng Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
chinese ginseng Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
chosen ninjin Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
devil's shrub Other Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
eleuthero Other Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
eleutherococcus Other Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
five-fingers Other U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
garden ginseng Other Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
gherq ta' l-ġinseng Other EMA Com. Monog.: Panax ginseng, rad. (2012)
ginseng (racine de) Other EMA Com. Monog.: Panax ginseng, rad. (2012)
ginseng d'amérique Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
ginseng radice Other EMA Com. Monog.: Panax ginseng, rad. (2012)
ginseng radix Pharmaceutical EMA Com. Monog.: Panax ginseng, rad. (2012)
European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
Japanese Pharmacopoeia 15th edn. (2006)
Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)
Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
ginseng radix et rhizoma Pharmaceutical Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
ginseng root Other EMA Com. Monog.: Panax ginseng, rad. (2012)
ginseng, juuri Other EMA Com. Monog.: Panax ginseng, rad. (2012)
ginseng, raíz de Other EMA Com. Monog.: Panax ginseng, rad. (2012)
ginsengov korijen Other EMA Com. Monog.: Panax ginseng, rad. (2012)
ginsengrod Other EMA Com. Monog.: Panax ginseng, rad. (2012)
ginsengrot Other EMA Com. Monog.: Panax ginseng, rad. (2012)
ginsengwurzel Other EMA Com. Monog.: Panax ginseng, rad. (2012)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
ginzenggyökér Other EMA Com. Monog.: Panax ginseng, rad. (2012)
hakusan Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
hakushan Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
higeninjin Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
hongshen Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
hungseng Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
hungshen Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
hunseng Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
insam Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
jenseng Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
jenshen Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
jinpi Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
jinsão Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
kanadischer ginseng Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
kao-li-seng Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
korean ginseng Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
koreanischer ginseng Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
korenina pravega ženšena (ginsenga) Other EMA Com. Monog.: Panax ginseng, rad. (2012)
korzeń żeń-szenia Other EMA Com. Monog.: Panax ginseng, rad. (2012)
manchurian ginseng Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
minjin Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
nhan sam Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
ninjin Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
ninzin Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
niuhuan Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
occidental ginseng Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
oriental ginseng Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
otane ninjin Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
radix et rhizoma ginseng Pharmaceutical Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
radix ginseng Pharmaceutical Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
red ginseng Other British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
ren shen Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
renshen Other Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
rénshēn Other Medicinal Plants in China (WHO, 1997)
rădăcină de ginseng Other EMA Com. Monog.: Panax ginseng, rad. (2012)
san qui ginseng Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
san-pishanshen Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
sanchi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sang Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
sansam Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
shan shen Other Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
sheng Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
sheng-sai-seng Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
shengshaishen Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
shenshaishanshen Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
siberian ginseng Other Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
touch-me-not Other Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
tyosenninzin Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
t’ang-seng Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
všehojový kořen Other EMA Com. Monog.: Panax ginseng, rad. (2012)
white ginseng Other British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
wild ginseng Other Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
wild pepper Other Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
xi yang shen Other GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
yakuyo ninjin Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
yakuyo ninzin Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
yehshan-seng Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
yuan shen Other Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
yuan-seng Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
yuanshen Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
ženšenių šaknys Other EMA Com. Monog.: Panax ginseng, rad. (2012)
ženšennijuur Other EMA Com. Monog.: Panax ginseng, rad. (2012)
ženšenový koreň Other EMA Com. Monog.: Panax ginseng, rad. (2012)
žeņšeņa saknes Other EMA Com. Monog.: Panax ginseng, rad. (2012)
γίνσεγκ πάναξ Other EMA Com. Monog.: Panax ginseng, rad. (2012)
жен-шен, корен Other EMA Com. Monog.: Panax ginseng, rad. (2012)
ニンジン Other Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
人参 Other Medicinal Plants in China (WHO, 1997)
人參 Other Medicinal Plants in China (WHO, 1997)
Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
園參 Other Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
野山參 Other Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)