Ginseng

Ginseng
	Panax quinquefolius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Araliaceae
Subfamily:	Aralioideae
Genus:	Panax; L.

Ginseng refers to species within Panax, a genus of species of slow-growing perennial plants with fleshy roots, in the family Araliaceae.

They grow in the Northern Hemisphere in eastern Asia (mostly northern China, Korea, and eastern Siberia), usually in cooler climates.

American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) is grown in the State of Wisconsin, in America. Panax vietnamensis was discovered in Vietnam is the southernmost ginseng found in Asia.

Dietary supplements
Types	Fatty acids Vitamins Probiotics (Lactobacillus) Energy drink Herbal supplements Bodybuilding supplement Energy bar Minerals (as a nutrient) Dietary minerals Prebiotics Bifidobacterium) Protein supplements Minerals (as a nutrient), Minerals, dietary
Chemical elements (nutrients) and vitamins	Retinol (Vitamin A) B vitamins Thiamine (B₁) Riboflavin (B₂) Niacin (B₃) Pantothenic acid (B₅) Pyridoxine (B₆) Biotin (B₇) Folic acid (B₉) Cobalmin (B₁₂) [Cyanocobalamin Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) Ergocalciferol and Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D) Tocopherol (Vitamin E) Naphthoquinone (Vitamin K) Calcium Choline Chromium Cobalt Copper Fluorine Iodine Iron Magnesium Manganese Molybdenum Phosphorus Potassium Selenium Sodium Sulfur Zinc
Other common ingredients	Carnitine Chondroitin sulfate Creatine Dietary fiber Folic acid Ginseng Guarana Linseed oil Taurine Wolfberry AAKG β-hydroxy β-methylbutyrate Cod liver oil Copper gluconate Echinacea Ephedra Fish oil Glucosamine Glutamine Grape seed extract Iron supplements Japanese honeysuckle Krill oil Lingzhi Lipoic acid Milk thistle Melatonin Red yeast rice Royal jelly Saw palmetto Spirulina St John's wort Wheatgrass Yohimbine Zinc gluconate

Non-timber forest products
Animal products	Furs Honey Pine honey Wild game
Berries Tree fruit	Banana Bilberry Binukaw Blackberry Blueberry Breadfruit Cocoa bean Coconut Durian Gambooge Huckleberry Jackfruit Juniper berry Lingonberry Raspberry Strawberry Tamarind Woodland strawberry
Edible plants / roots	Betel Fiddlehead ferns Heart of palm Mahuwa flowers Sago palm queen Sassafras filé powder root beer Saw palmetto Wild ginseng Wild onions Bear garlic Canada onion Crow garlic Twincrest onion Pacific mountain onion Ramps
Mushrooms	Bare-toothed russula Bay bolete Birch bolete Cep Chanterelle Honey mushroom Lingzhi Matsutake Meadow mushroom Morel Oyster mushroom Parasol mushroom Red cap Saffron milk cap Slippery jack Truffle Yellow knight
Nuts Spices	Allspice Areca nut Bay leaf Black pepper Brazil nut Cinnamon Clove Hazelnut Malva nut Nutmeg Pine nut Vanilla
Oil Waxes	Allanblackia Babassu Bacuri Candlenut Capuacu Carnauba Chaulmoogra (Hydnocarpus wightiana) Cocoa butter Eucalyptol Eucalyptus Illipe Japan wax Kokum Kombo Kpangnan Kusum Mafura Mahua Mango butter Murumuru Nagkesar Palm (kernel) Phulwara Pilu Pongamia Sal-seed (Shorea robusta) Sandalwood Shea butter Tamanu Tea-seed Tea-tree Tucuma Ucuuba Vateria indica
Resins	Benzoin Birch tar Camphor Creosote Frankincense Gamboge Kauri Lacquer Mastic Myrrh Pine tar Pitch Rosin Turpentine Varnish
Sap / Gum / etc.	Birch syrup Chicle chewing gum Coconut sugar Date sugar Fruit syrup Gum arabic Gutta-percha Kino Latex Maple sugar Maple syrup Palm sugar Palm wine akpeteshie ogogoro Rubber Spruce gum
Other	Amadou Bamboo edible musical instruments textiles Birch bark Birch beer Cork Ferns Forage Gambier Moss Natural dyes henna Peat Quinine Rattan Shellac Tanbark tannin Tendu leaves Thatching Vegetable ivory Willow bark