American ginseng

Names

Common Names

• American ginseng
• five-leaved ginseng
• ginseng
• redberry
• Occidental ginseng
• sang
• sheng

Regional and Traditional Names

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Aralia quinquefolia
• Ginseng quinquefolium
• Panax americanus
• Panax cuneatus
• Panax quinquefolius var. americanus
• Panax quinquefolius var. obovatus
• Panax americanus var. elatus
• Panax americanus var. obovatus

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling within the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. It is categorized under the order Apiales and the family Araliaceae. Finally, its scientific classification is completed within the genus Panax.

Distribution

This plant, known as American ginseng, is found across several specific regions in North America. In Eastern Canada, its range includes the provinces of Ontario and Québec. Moving southward, the species extends into the North-Central United States. Within this region, it can be located in the state of Illinois. Furthermore, its geographical distribution continues through Iowa and Kansas.

Plant Parts

Chemicals

Panax quinquefolius has 282 reported phytochemicals identified across 19 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Ginsenosides, RB1, RE, GINSENOSIDE, RG1.

Ginsenosides

1. Dr. Duke
2. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology
3. BMC genomics
4. Current protein & peptide science
5. Molecular biology reports

RB1

1. Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB
2. Journal of the science of food and agriculture
3. SpringerPlus
4. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
5. BioMed research international

RE

1. Phytochemistry
2. The American journal of Chinese medicine
3. Journal of ethnopharmacology
4. Natural product research
5. BioMed research international

GINSENOSIDE

1. International journal of molecular sciences
2. Journal of the science of food and agriculture
3. Phytochemistry
4. Journal of chromatography. A
5. Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry

RG1

1. Journal of AOAC International
2. Phytochemistry
3. The American journal of Chinese medicine
4. Journal of ethnopharmacology
5. Natural product research

Saponins

1. Dr. Duke
2. Current protein & peptide science
3. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
4. Frontiers in plant science
5. International journal of molecular sciences

RC

1. BioMed research international
2. Phytochemistry
3. Journal of separation science
4. Applied microbiology and biotechnology
5. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

RD

1. Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB
2. BioMed research international
3. Journal of separation science
4. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
5. Phytochemistry

Rg3

1. Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB
2. SpringerPlus
3. Phytochemistry
4. Journal of separation science
5. Applied microbiology and biotechnology

SAPONIN

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology
3. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials
4. Applied microbiology and biotechnology

Activities

Panax quinquefolius has 661 reported activities identified across 19 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antidiabetic, Antioxidant, Antitumor, Adaptogenic, Anxiolytic.

Most Reported Activities

Medicinal Uses

Panax quinquefolius has 43 reported medicinal uses identified across 19 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include antidiabetic, breast cancer, cancer, Alzheimer disease, DNA damage.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations