[8] Panax ginseng is called Rénshēn (人蔘 or 人参 or 人參; lit.

Mature fruits are 4–5 x 6–7 millimeters in size, red in color, and round with flattened ends.

[11] In a letter dated 12 April 1711, the French Jesuit mathematician and cartographer Pierre Jartoux described gin-seng,[12] a Chinese name for a plant now known as Panax ginseng.

[14] Panax ginseng is native to mountainous regions of the Russian Far East, Northeast China, and the Korean Peninsula.

[17] Ginseng phytochemicals, such as ginsenosides, are under preliminary research for their potential to affect fatigue in people with multiple sclerosis, as well as various cognitive effects[17] and aging-related disorders.

[17] It may have adverse effects in people with immune disorders, bleeding conditions, cardiovascular diseases or cancer.