Note: This is a project under development. The articles on this wiki are just being initiated and broadly incomplete. You can Help creating new pages.
Difference between revisions of "Panax quinquefolius - American ginseng"
Chaithrika (talk | contribs) m (Chaithrika moved page Panacis quinquefolis to American ginseng: renaming as per convention) |
Chaithrika (talk | contribs) (+Common names) |
||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
*The plant's forked root and leaves were traditionally used for medicinal purposes by Native Americans. | *The plant's forked root and leaves were traditionally used for medicinal purposes by Native Americans. | ||
*There is tentative evidence that it may lessen the length of sickness when used preventively.<ref name="uses2/> | *There is tentative evidence that it may lessen the length of sickness when used preventively.<ref name="uses2/> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Common name== | ||
| + | |||
| + | * '''English''' - Chinese medicine | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 16:46, 7 March 2017
Panacis quinquefolis (Panax quinquefolius, American ginseng) 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.[1]
Contents
Uses
- There is little evidence to support that American ginseng is effective against the common cold.[2]
- The plant's forked root and leaves were traditionally used for medicinal purposes by Native Americans.
- There is tentative evidence that it may lessen the length of sickness when used preventively.[3]
Common name
- English - Chinese medicine
