Comparisons
3 guides from American Ginseng on comparisons, each with the studies behind it.
American Ginseng vs Notoginseng
American ginseng and notoginseng (sanqi) are different Panax species for different jobs: calm focus and blood sugar versus circulation and bleeding.
“Data support the benefit of American ginseng, 2000mg daily, on CRF over an 8-week period.”
American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) and notoginseng (Panax notoginseng) share a genus and each has a job people have trusted for a long time. Notoginseng, called sanqi or tianqi in China, is the Chinese species taken for circulation, blood lipids, bruises and recovery. American ginseng is the North American species taken for calm focus, after meal blood sugar and winter colds. This page sets the two side by side; the full three way picture is in the three Panax species, and our sister site covers notoginseng in depth at panaxnotoginseng.com.
American vs Korean Ginseng
American ginseng and Korean ginseng are different species with different ginsenosides and different trials. Here is which one fits which goal.
“This preliminary study has identified robust working memory enhancement following administration of American ginseng.”
American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) and Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng) are two different plants, each with its own strengths. They carry different mixes of ginsenosides, the compounds behind most of ginseng's studied effects, and each species has its own set of trials. This page is written from the American side. Our sister site covers the same ground from the Korean side at Korean vs American ginseng, and the three species are laid out together in the three Panax species.
The Three Panax Species
American, Korean and notoginseng are three different Panax plants with three sets of trials. What each one is, who buys it, and which one you want.
“American ginseng attenuated postprandial glycemia in both study groups.”
Three plants in the genus Panax account for almost all the ginseng sold in the world: American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius), Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng) and notoginseng (Panax notoginseng). They look alike, they all make ginsenosides, and each one has its own strengths. A lab can tell them apart by their saponin markers (Ji 2023), and the trials behind each one point to different uses. This page is the hub; the pairwise comparisons are American vs Korean ginseng and American ginseng vs notoginseng.