Table 1 Species of Ginseng belonging to the genus Panax.
| Scientific name | Common name (English name) | Geographical distribution |
|---|---|---|
| Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer |
Asian ginseng Orient Ginseng Chinese Ginseng Korean Ginseng Red Ginseng White Ginseng Tartary Ginseng Tartary Root Kirin Ginseng |
Korea Japan China Russia Germany |
| Panax japonicus C.A. Meyer |
Japanese Ginseng ChiKu |
East, Middle-south, South and South Yunnan Japan |
| Panax bipinnatifidus Seem |
Feather-leaf bamboo ginseng Feather-leaved bamboo ginseng |
Hubei, China Nepal Eastern Himalayas |
| Panax notoginseng (Burkill) F.H. Chen |
Sanchi Ginseng Tienchi Ginseng Sanchu Ginseng Notoginseng San-qi ginseng Tien-qi ginseng Yunnan ginseng |
Yunnan, Guangxi Guangdong, China |
| Panax omeiensis J. Wen | Omei ginseng |
Sichuan, China Nepal Eastern Himalayas |
| Panax pseudoginseng Wallich | Himalayan Ginseng |
South Tibet Nepal Eastern Himalayas |
| Panax quinquefolius L. |
American Ginseng Occidental Ginseng Canadian Ginseng |
Northeast, North, East China Southern Canada America (from Maine to Minnesota, south to Florida and west to Oklahoma) |
| Panax stipuleanatus H.T. Tsai and K.M. Feng |
Pingpien ginseng Baisanqi Tusangi Yesangi Zhujie qi | Southern Yunnan, China |
| Panax trifolius L. |
Dwarf ginseng Groundnut |
Ohio Pennsylvania Nova Scotia to Wisconsin and further south |
| Panax wangianus S.C. Sun | Narrow-leaved pseudoginseng | Sichuan, China |
| Panax vietnamensis Ha et Grushv. |
Bamboo ginseng Vietnamese Ginseng | |
| Panax zingiberensis C.Y. Wu and K.M. Feng |
Ginger ginseng Ginger-like Pseudo-ginseng | Yunnan, China |