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American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) AHP

By Roy Upton & Pavel Axentiev, Eds.

Year: 2012 Language: English
Topics: Chinese Medicine, Materia Medica, Monograph, Pharmacopoeia, Reference Work, Therapeutics, Western Herbalism
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American Herbal Pharmacopoeia monograph on American Ginseng root (Panax quinquefolius), with standards of identity, quality control, and therapeutic uses.

The American Herbal Pharmacopoeia monograph on American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) covers this prized adaptogenic root used in both Western herbalism and Chinese medicine (xi yang shen 西洋參). Includes botanical identity, chemical analysis, quality control standards, and therapeutic applications.

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