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Definition of American ginseng

1. Noun. North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng.

Definition of American ginseng

1. Noun. ''Panax quinquefolius'', source of an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine as a tonic. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of American Ginseng

Literary usage of American ginseng

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"During the past 40 years the price of American ginseng has advanced nearly 700 per cent, but owing to the energetic hunt for the root, to the destruction of ..."

2. American Medical Botany: Being a Collection of the Native Medicinal Plants by Jacob Bigelow (1818)
"In a short time, however, the amount exported overstocked the market, the Chinese began to think the American ginseng inferior to the Tartarian, ..."

3. Income Opportunities in Special Forest Products: Self-Help Suggestions for by Margaret G. Thomas (1994)
"The market: American ginseng trends. Herb Market Report, December ... American Ginseng Production in New York State. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Greene ..."

4. American Medical Botany: Being a Collection of the Native Medicinal Plants by Jacob Bigelow (1817)
"In a short time, however, the amount exported overstocked the market, the Chinese began to think the American ginseng inferior to the Tartarian, ..."

5. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"During the past fifty years the price of American ginseng has advanced nearly 700 per cent, but owing to the energetic hunt for the root, to the destruction ..."

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