Ginseng, the root of Panax species, is a well-known herbal medicine. It has been
used as a traditional medicine in China, Korea, and Japan for thousands of years and is now a
popular and worldwide used natural medicine. The active ingredients of ginseng are ginsenosides which are also called ginseng saponins. Recently, there is increasing evidence in the literature on the pharmacological and physiological actions of ginseng.
Dried ginseng roots on burlap. Image Credit: koosen/iStock/Getty Images