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~ ~ ~ WE OFFER BOTH PKT. & BULK SIZES ~ ~ ~ Chinese Ginseng - Panax ginseng * Ginseng has a history of herbal use going back over 5,000 years. * It has gained an almost magical reputation for being able to promote health, general body vigour and also to prolong life. * The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Panax ginseng for lack of stamina. * Ginseng is characterized by the presence of ginsenosides. Ginseng , also known as Ginnsuu in some regions of Asia, mainly China, is any one of eleven distinct species of slow-growing perennial plants with fleshy roots, belonging to the Panax genus in the family Araliaceae . It grows in the Northern Hemisphere in eastern Asia (mostly northern China , Korea , and eastern Siberia ), typically in cooler climates; Panax vietnamensis , discovered in Vietnam , is the southernmost ginseng found. This article focuses on the Series Panax ginsengs, which are the adaptogenic herbs, principally Panax ginseng and P. quinquefolius . Ginseng is characterized by the presence of ginsenosides . PERENNIAL growing to 0.8 m (2ft 7in) by 0.7 m (2ft 4in). It is hardy to zone 6. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils.The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils..It can grow in full shade (deep woodland) or semi-shade (light woodland).It requires moist soil....Characteristics Crop Plant Herbaceous Medicinal Shade Tolerant Tea Plant Growing Info: Scarification: none required. Stratification: cold stratify for 120 days. Germination: sow seed 3/8" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed. Other: fall sowing in mulched beds is often prefered to artificial stat. and spring sowing. This seed has already had the warm stratification that it needs.