Images by part: leaf (5) · flower (1) · fruit (0) · bark (0) · habit (1) · other (1)
Panax quinquefolius
American ginseng · Ginseng · Sheng · Occidental ginseng · Sang
Tier 2 Difficulty: medium Water: low Light: partial_sun Toxicity: low
0
Soil pH
5–7
Hardiness
Zone 3–7
Click count
796
Observations
118
Description
Source: leafsnapAmerican ginseng (Panax quinquefolius, Panacis quinquefolis) is a herbaceous perennial plant in the ivy family, commonly used as an herb in traditional Chinese medicine. It is native to eastern North America, though it is also cultivated in China. Since the 18th century, American ginseng (P. quinquefolius) has been primarily exported to Asia, where it is highly valued for its cooling and sedative medicinal effects. It is considered to represent the cooling yin qualities, while Asian ginseng embodies the warmer aspects of yang.
🎭 Love, Wishes, Healing
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Partial sun
Ideal: Partial sun
🌡️ Temperature 0–32.2°C
Ideal temperature: 0–32.2°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 5-7
Soil pH: 5-7
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Panax
- Family
- Araliaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 3-7
- Mature Height
- 20 cm to 61 cm
- Mature Spread
- 20 cm to 30 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- White, Green, Yellow
- Flower Size
- 2.54 cm
- Bloom Time
- Early summer, Mid summer
- Planting Time
- Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Late summer, Early fall, Mid fall
- Native Area
- Deciduous forests from Midwest to Maine, Appalachian and Ozark regions, Eastern Canada
Tags (16)
Common Names (13)
en American ginseng
en Ginseng
en Sheng
en Occidental ginseng
en Sang
en American Ginseng Root
en Canadian Ginseng
en Dwarf-Groundroot
en Five-Fingers
en Man's Health
en Red Berry
en Tartar Root
en Five-leaved Ginseng