Panax pseudoginseng Root

LATIN NAME: Panax pseudoginseng

COMMON NAME: Pseudoginseng

The pseudoginseng umbrellas the whorled leaves above the slender stems, the small, red berries nodding below them, and the whole plant stands in the fine, quiet look of the shaded woodland floor. The slow-growing, perennial herb carries the palmate leaves with the five to seven pointed leaflets, in the whorls at the stem tops, and the small, greenish-yellow flowers in the rounded, terminal umbels, on the slender, erect stems, through the early summer, one of the quiet, neat sights of the shaded woodland floor, drawing the bees, to be followed by the small, round, bright-red berries with the hard seeds. The hard seeds have a very long record as the fine, shade herbs of the old woodlands, and the plant is a historic presence of the shaded woodland floor. It is a plant of the shaded, deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The pseudoginseng is a historic subject of the plant science, and the terminal umbels keep showing up in the work on the shade herbs. The way the small, greenish-yellow flowers form in the rounded, terminal umbels has been studied at length, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the shade herbs, the palmate leaves and the members of the ginseng family. The hard seeds and the slow habit have also made it a fine study herb, and the pseudoginseng is a regular subject of the work on the terminal umbels of the shaded world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The pseudoginseng is a quiet, useful plant of the shaded woodland floor and the study collection. The palmate leaves with the five to seven pointed leaflets, in the whorls at the stem tops, carry the quiet look of the shaded woodland floor, one of the quiet, neat sights of the shaded woodland floor, drawing the bees, and the hard seeds have a very long record as the fine, shade herbs of the old woodlands, the slender roots coming to the traditional preparations of the old lands and the steady study of the old botanists, while the small, greenish-yellow flowers in the rounded, terminal umbels, on the slender, erect stems, open through the early summer, to be followed by the small, round, bright-red berries with the hard seeds. It is one of the fine choices for the shaded woodland floor, the cool border and the study collection, and it has been written up in the botanical and the scientific papers for the hard seeds and the very long history. It is a quiet, useful plant of the shaded, deep, rich, moist, well-drained garden.

The pseudoginseng seeds start slowly in a rich, leafy soil kept shaded and moist. The young herbs are quiet and steady, and they appreciate the deep, cool ground of the woodland floor.

To grow the pseudoginseng from seed, sow the small, hard seeds directly into the deep tray of rich, leafy soil, then cover them lightly, keep the tray in a shaded, cool spot and water gently. The seedlings appear within a few weeks, and they grow on slowly. With the shade and the deep, rich, moist ground, the whorled umbrellas will rise over the years.

Uses: Medicinal