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Panax quinquefolius - American ginseng

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American ginseng, Panacis quinquefolis

Panacis quinquefolis is a herbaceous perennial plant in the ivy family, commonly used as Chinese or Herbal medicine. An extract is sold as cold-fx. It is native to eastern North America, though it is also cultivated in places such as China.

Uses

Anxiety, Mental disorder, Menopause, Type 2 Diabetes, Heart disease, Cancer, Alzheimer.

Parts Used

Roots, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Like Panax ginseng, American ginseng contains dammarane-type ginsenosides, or saponins, as the major biologically active constituents. Dammarane-type ginsenosides include two classifications.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Ativisa
Hindi Atis
Malayalam Ativisam
Tamil Atividyam
Telugu Ati visa
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Ativisha
English Indian Atees


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Ovel

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long White–violet 10-18 Flowers are Large, hooded and occur in slender racemes or lax leafy panicles. Corolla is hairy. Carpels are five in number

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome s {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Ginseng has fairly stringent environmental requirements. It requires at least 70 percent shade.[2]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Well drained soil, Sandy soil.

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