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Ginseng  n.  (Bot.) A plant of the genus Aralia, the root of which is highly valued as a medicine among the Chinese. The Chinese plant (Aralia Schinseng) has become so rare that the American (A. quinquefolia) has largely taken its place, and its root is now an article of export from America to China. The root, when dry, is of a yellowish white color, with a sweetness in the taste somewhat resembling that of licorice, combined with a slight aromatic bitterness.






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"Ginseng" Quotes from Famous Books



... blister, or apply any counter-irritants in cases of inflammation. They give powdered rhinoceros' horns, sun-dried tiger's blood, powdered tiger's liver, spiders' eyes, and many other queer things, and for a tonic and febrifuge, where we should use quinine, they rely mainly on the ginseng (Panax quinquefolia?) of which I saw so much in Japan. They judge much by the pulse and tongue. The mortality in this hospital is very large, not only from the nature of the treatment, but because Chinamen ...
— The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither • Isabella L. Bird (Mrs. Bishop)



Words linked to "Ginseng" :   Panax ginseng, American ginseng, herbaceous plant, Panax quinquefolius, genus Panax, nin-sin, sang, root, Panax pseudoginseng, herb, Panax schinseng



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