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<div><font face="Arial" 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 (<em>Panax quinquefolium</em>)
to Korea and China in large amounts. </font></div>
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<div> <font face="Arial" size="2">There are many American growers now
cultivating <em>Panax ginseng</em> from Korean ginseng seeds.
Therefore, I must disagree with your statement that <em>"<font
face="Times New Roman" size="3">It may be correctly referred to as
Korean ginseng only if it's from (grown in) Korea."</font></em></font></div>
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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>
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<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 class="moz-txt-link-freetext" 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>
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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>
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I hope that the differentiation of common names that contain a
geographical indicator and those that don't is helpful here.<br>
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Best regards,<br>
<br>
Steven<br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">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
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