Ginseng (Panax schinseng) is a plant of Northern Asia of the family Araliaceae. It is herbaceous and grows to about 30cm tall. Its root has long been regarded by the Chinese as a source of sexual potency. Research Ginseng
Panax is a genus of trees and shrubs belonging to the family Araliaceae. They bear (usually) umbels of five-petalled flowers, and digitately or pinnately compound leaves. Research Panax
 
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