Ginseng

An Illustrated Dictionary of Medicine, Biology and Allied Sciences · 1907 · p. 17

(jin'-seng). The fleshy root of several species of Panax or Aralia. A. ginseng, of Eastern Asia, and A. quin que folia, of the U. S., are the best-known species. Ginseng is an aromatic bitter with tonic properties. Unof.