 Best Sellers American Ginseng, Huaquishen Panax quinquefolius Detailed Listing For Botanical Name: Panax quinquefolius Common Name: American Ginseng, Huaquishen Germination Test Type:  Cut (Full Seed) Minimum Hardiness Zone: 4 The seed picture is from an old lot that had a red fungicide coating, but the current seeds DO NOT. They are dormant seeds that need stratification. In Stock: 2.15 lb Prices Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are: 1 packet (~ 0 seeds) $6.95 1 oz (~ 686 seeds) $45.00 1 lb (~ 10979 seeds) $450.00 | | | Growing Info, follow in order: Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours. Stratification: cold stratify for 150 days. Germination: sow seed 1/2" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed. Other: Seeds that don’t germinate the first stratification cycle should be put through another warm/cold period. may also require warm stratification, so germination may be delayed by 1 year. | In a Nutshell: *
This N. American species of ginseng is said to have similar properties to the Oriental ginseng, P. ginseng, though it is said to have a milder action and is more likely to be prescribed for younger patients. It is cultivated in some areas of America as a medicinal crop and is also often harvested from the wild. * The root is said to be adaptogen, cardiotonic, demulcent, panacea, sedative, sialagogue, stimulant and stomachic. It is used in the treatment of chronic cough, low-grade fever, spontaneous or night sweating and fatigue due to chronic consumptive disease. When taken over an extended period it is said to increase mental efficiency and physical performance whilst helping the body adapt to high or low temperatures and stress. Some caution is advised, though, because large doses are said to raise blood pressure. * The root is harvested in the autumn and dried for later use. * Requires a deep moist humus rich soil in a shady position in a woodland. Requires deep shade, growing well on north-facing slopes and in woodland. more... * Grown in moist woods, greenish-white flowers, bright red 1/2" fruit, grown for export or the domestic herb market, native from Quebec to Minnesota, south to Georgia and Oklahoma. * The plant's forked root and leaves were traditionally used for medicinal purposes by Native Americans. Since the 18th century, the roots have been collected by "sang hunters" and sold to Chinese or Hong Kong traders, who often pay very high prices for particularly old wild roots. * American Ginseng can be found in much of the eastern and central United States and in part of southeastern Canada. It is found primarily in deciduous forests of the Appalachian and Ozark regions of the United States. American ginseng is found in full shade environments in these deciduous forests underneath hardwoods. * Cold-fX is a product derived from the roots of North American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius). Originally manufactured by Afexa Life Sciences Inc. (formerly called CV Technologies Inc.),headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the company and lead product was acquired by Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (headquartered in Laval, Quebec, Canada) in 2011. more... |
Short description: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia American Ginseng Conservation status: Vulnerable (TNC)[1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Apiales Family: Araliaceae Subfamily: Aralioideae Genus: Panax Species: P. quinquefolius Binomial name: Panax quinquefolius L. Panax quinquefolius, commonly known as American Ginseng and often by its Chinese name Huaqishen (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; Mandarin Pinyin: hu?qísh?n; Jyutping: faa1kei4sam1; literally "fancy flag (American) ginseng") or Xiyangshen (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; Mandarin Pinyin: x?yángsh?n; Jyutping: sai1joeng4sam1; literally "west ocean ginseng"), is an herbaceous perennial in the ivy family that is commonly used in medicine. It is native to eastern North America, though it also cultivated beyond its range in places such as China. The plant's forked root and leaves were traditionally used for medicinal purposes by Native Americans. Since the 1800s, the roots have been collected by "'sang hunters," and sold to Chinese or Hong Kong traders, who often pay very high prices for particularly old wild roots. American Ginseng was formerly particularly widespread in the Appalachian and Ozark regions (and adjacent forested regions such as Pennsylvania and New York State), but due its popularity the wild plant has been over harvested, and is thus rare in most parts of the United States. It is also grown commercially, under artificial shade, in fields in Wisconsin and Minnesota, and usually harvested after three to four years when ripe. Many ginseng growers in Wisconsin are represented by the "Ginseng Board of Wisconsin", whose seal is often sought after on ginseng products to certify they are genuine. Ginseng is also widely grown in British Columbia and Ontario, Canada. Like Panax ginseng, American ginseng contains dammarane-type ginsenosides as the major biologically active constituents. Dammarane type ginsenosides include two classifications: the 20(S)-protopanaxadiol (ppd) and 20(S)-protopanaxatriol (ppt) classifications. American ginseng contains high levels of Rb1, Rd (ppd classification) and Re (ppt classification) ginsenosides—higher than that of P. ginseng in one study. Pharmacokinetics: When taken orally, ppd-type ginsenosides are mostly metabolized by intestinal bacteria (anaerobes) to ppd monoglucoside, 20-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-20(S)-protopanaxadiol (M1). In humans, M1 is detected in plasma from 7 hours after the intake of ppd-type ginsenosides and in urine from 12 hours after the intake. These findings indicate that M1 is the final metabolite of ppd-type ginsenosides. M1 is referred to in some articles as IH-901 , and in others as compound-K. Ginseng seeds have an 18month stratification period, with a double cold stratification. This seed already has had its first cold stratification period and it is best to sow this seed late summer or early fall (outside). The seeds will then germinate in the spring. |
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