Panax, Ren Shen, Ginseng Panax, Ren Shen, Ginseng 人参 Ren Shen (TCM) Dpa bo chen po (Tibetan) Tapmari, Jenseng (Unani) Junsha, Panaxi (Arabic) Panax ginseng (as Aralia ginseng)Baillon, H.E., Histoire des plantes, vol. 7 (1877-1880) Red (left) and White (right) Ginseng (Adam, Chengdu Herb Market) Ginseng often forms man-like roots,   hence its name RenShen  ‘Man root’. This is similar to the way Mandrake got its name in the West. This example is doing his best Elvis impersonation! (Adam, 2017) See also:Ginseng from the General History of ChinaObservations on Ginseng Botanical name: Panax ginseng (syn. Aralia ginseng)Panax quinquefolium is the closely related American Ginseng Parts used: RootNote: 3 main types of Ginseng are used:1. White Ginseng (Ren Shen, Bai Ren Shen), dried, unprepared; strengthens Qi and nourishes Yin.2. Red or Korean Ginseng (Hong Shen), has been steamed with alcohol, is warmer and better to strengthen Yang and Qi, especially of the Kidneys.3. American Ginseng (Xi Yang Shen); primarily a Yin tonic, it is weaker to strengthen Qi. Temperature & Taste: Warm, moist. Sweet, slightly Bitter Classification: N. Tonics Uses: 1. Strongly Tonifies Qi:-powerfully increases Qi of the Heart, Lungs, Spleen, and Kidneys in particular-‘collapse of Qi’: fatigue, short of breath,…

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