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size=3>We here at ABC have had a strong interest in ginseng taxonomy and its
market situation for many years. In support of the information previously
provided from Steven Dentali and Bob Beyfuss, a few articles from
HerbalGram to help clarify some of these issues.</FONT></P>
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size=3>For an excellent review of ginseng taxonomy and the common names used for
“ginsengs” in the U.S. market, I would recommend our article, “What in the Name
of <I>Panax</I> Are Those Other Ginsengs?” by Dennis Awang in <I>HerbalGram
</I>57 p. 35+ (2003). Available at </FONT><A
href="http://herbalgram.org/herbalgram/articleview.asp?a=2447"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://herbalgram.org/herbalgram/articleview.asp?a=2447</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>.</FONT></P>
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size=3>For an article that explains the “outlawing” of the term “Siberian
Ginseng” in the U.S. market, I refer readers to my article “Farm Bill Bans Use
of Name ‘Ginseng’ on Non-Panax Species: ‘Siberian Ginseng’ no longer allowed as
commercial term” in <EM>HerbalGram</EM> 56, p 54+ (2002), available at </FONT><A
href="http://herbalgram.org/herbalgram/articleview.asp?a=2359"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://herbalgram.org/herbalgram/articleview.asp?a=2359</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>--Mark Blumenthal</FONT></P></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 11/15/2005 3:52:18 PM Central Standard Time,
rlb14@cornell.edu writes:</DIV>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>If you
really want to get confused, go to Chinatown in NY City or San Francisco and
see what the various ginseng products are called! American ginseng grown in
China is often referred to as "China white" . "Korean ginseng" usually sells
for far more than "Chinese ginseng" although both are P.ginseng. There are
regional price differences among ginseng from different provinces and the
dozens of separate grades make it even more interesting. And of course there
is still some Siberian ginseng around although it is technically illegal to
call Eleutherococcus or anything other than species of Panax as "ginseng", The
Wisconsin ginseng growers managed to get this rule into the last farm bill.
Everything you say below is technically correct as far as I know. It is the
consumers who must wade through this stuff. The next time someone
trashes "ginseng" in the latest research designed to "prove" that it is
"worthless", question the source of whatever they are testing. Even a "well
designed", "double blind" study ends up as garbage if the inputs are garbage.
<BR><BR><BR><BR>At 04:15 PM 11/15/2005, Steven Dentali, Ph.D. wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT size=2>You are correct
about Panax ginseng being Asian ginseng, but not all ginseng grown in
Korea is Korean ginseng or all ginseng grown in China Panax ginseng. The
U.S. and Canada ship out seeds from American ginseng (<I>Panax
quinquefolium</I>) to Korea and China in large amounts.
<BR></FONT> ...<BR> <FONT size=2>There are many American growers
now cultivating <I>Panax ginseng</I> from Korean ginseng seeds. Therefore,
I must disagree with your statement that <I>"</FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman, Times">It may be correctly referred to as Korean
ginseng only if it's from (grown in) Korea."</I></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>The use
of "Korean" in Korean ginseng refers to where the Asian ginseng was grown
because Korean is not a recognized variety with it's own separate common
name. Let me explain.<BR><BR><I>Panax ginseng</I> is Asian ginseng and it
can be carry a geographical modifier indicating where it was grown (China,
Korea, or even the US). If it were a variety with a named location then the
variety would retain that geographical reference regardless of where it was
grown. <I>Herbs of Commerce </I>uses the following examples to illustrate
this fact: "English walnuts grown in California are English walnuts;
Japanese honeysuckle from a Chinese farm is Japanese honeysuckle." However
the established common name (according to HOC, which is officially adopted
by FDA regulations for dietary supplement labeling on Jan 1, 2006, see <A
title=http://www.ahpa.org/update_05_1107.htm
href="http://www.ahpa.org/update_05_1107.htm">http://www.ahpa.org/update_05_1107.htm</A>)
for Asian ginseng does not specify any further geographical source.
Therefore Asian ginseng is only appropriately considered as Korean when it
is grown in Korea. <BR><BR>If American ginseng (<I>Panax quinquefolius</I>)
is grown in China it could not erroneously be called Chinese American
ginseng though it would be less confusing if it were termed as American
ginseng grown in China. Assuming one accepts this treatment of common name
nomenclature then Korean ginseng seeds are really Asian ginseng seeds from
Korea ("Korean ginseng" not being recognized as a separate variety of
ginseng that is different from the parent Asian ginseng). If American
growers are growing Asian ginseng seeds from Korea then they are producing
Asian ginseng grown in America with Korean seeds or perhaps Wisconsin
(grown) Asian ginseng from seeds of Korean origin. It's still Asian ginseng
(but not Korean or Chinese) regardless of where it is grown.<BR><BR>I hope
that the differentiation of common names that contain a geographical
indicator and those that don't is helpful here.<BR><BR>Best
regards,<BR><BR>Steven<BR><BR><PRE>Steven Dentali, Ph.D.
VP, Scientific and Technical Affairs
American Herbal Products Association
8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 370
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301.588.1171 x 103
Fax: 301.588.1174
<A title=http://www.ahpa.org/ href="http://www.ahpa.org/">www.ahpa.org</A>
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