ABSTRACT
This herb is the dried root and rhizome of Acanthopanax senticosus of the family Araliaceae. It grows in abundance in northeastern China, particularly in the Heilongjiang province, as well as Inner Mongolia, North Korea, and Siberia. The varieties of Siberian ginseng Eleutherococcus henry and E. senticosus, are known to most Westerners. The Chinese variety of Siberian ginseng, or wu jia shen, is not well known; it is a tonic herb for Qi and an effective antifatigue herb. It is also recommended for rheumatism, bone or tendon pain, general debility, and weakened immunity. Siberian ginseng is an adaptogenic and an effective, antiaging medicinal herb (Hou, 1978; Jiang Su New Medical College, 1977). https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780203050040/86743b54-459f-4502-a9f1-33f21b13726a/content/figpg94_001_B.jpg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/>
