🏞️Appalachian Folk Medicine
American Ginseng
spice
American ginseng is a species of flowering plant in the ivy family Araliaceae. It is native to eastern North America although its cultivation was successfully introduced to China in 1975. The specific epithet quinquefolius means "five-leaved", which refers to the typical number of leaflets per leaf. It is one of a group of taxa known as "ginseng".
Conditions addressed
How to use
¼–1 tsp per meal
- Add to meals during cooking, brew as tea, or mix into warm water with honey.
- Use ¼–1 tsp per serving.
Interactions & contraindications
MAOIs
Case reports of headache, tremor, and mania when combined.
Blood thinners (warfarin)
May reduce warfarin's effectiveness.
Diabetes medications
Additive blood-sugar-lowering effect.