The Ginseng Company provides the following articles as an informational resource about ginseng. This information has been made available by the American Botanical Council and the Institute for Traditional Medicine. Eleuthero Latin Name: Eleutherococcus senticosus (syn. Acanthopanax senticosus) Pharmacopeial Name: Eleutherococci radix Other Names: Siberian Eleuthero, Ussurian thorny pepperbush, Taiga root Eleuthero is sold in the United States as "Siberian Eleuthero" (E. senticosus (Rupr. et Maxim.) Maxim., family Araliaceae). It is known in China as ci wu jia. The plant is a spiny-stemmed shrub found in northeast Asia and Japan, and is presently prescribed for medicinal use in France, Germany, Russia, and China... More From Herbal Medicine - Expanded Commission E Monographs Copyright © 2000 American Botanical Council http://www.herbalgram.org/  excerpted with permission. To purchase a copy and for more information about American Botanical Council, www.herbalgram.org Panax Ginseng Root Latin Name: Panax ginseng Pharmacopeial Name: Ginseng radix Other Names: Asian Ginseng, Chinese ginseng, Korean ginseng, true ginseng Panax Ginseng is a slow-growing perennial herb native to the mountain forests of northeastern China, Korea, and the far eastern regions of the Russian Federation. In China, the natural range for ginseng extends from Hebei Province to the three northeastern provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang. From Herbal Medicine - Expanded Commission E Monographs Copyright © 2000 American Botanical Council http://www.herbalgram.org/  excerpted with permission. To purchase a copy and for more information about American Botanical Council, www.herbalgram.org Ginseng Scientific Studies   TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION IMMUNE SYSTEM STUDIES THE HORMONAL SYSTEM CARDIOVASCULAR IMPACT THE ACTIVE CONSTITUENTS OF GINSENG IN CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDIX 1. EFFECTS OF GINSENG FROM EARLIER RESEARCH STUDIES APPENDIX 2. TYPES OF GINSENG AND TYPICAL DOSAGES APPENDIX 3: HERBS USED AS GINSENG SUBSTITUTES OR ADJUNCTS APPENDIX 4. ACTIVE CONSTITUENTS OF GINSENG APPENDIX 5. FAMOUS GINSENG COMBINATIONS by Subhuti Dharmananda, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Traditional Medicine, Portland, Oregon.. More