6 Health Benefits of Siberian Ginseng – LE Blog

“Siberian ginseng” (Eleutherococcus senticosus or Acanthopanax senticosus) belongs to the same family (Araliaceae) of the more commonly known Panax ginseng. However, it is not considered to be a true “ginseng.” Both are used in traditional Chinese Medicine. It is now illegal in the United States to refer to Eleutherococcus senticosus as ginseng.

“Comparison of Eleutherococcus with the more familiar Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer (Araliaceae), ‘true ginseng’ has underscored that they differ considerably chemically and pharmacologically and cannot be justifiably considered as mutually interchangeable,” write M. Davydov and A. D. Krikorian in a review …read more