Ginseng

Ginseng (Latin: Panax) is a kind of medicinal terna that belongs to the Araliaceae tribe. Ginseng grows in the northern hemisphere, especially in Siberia, Manchuria, Korea, and the United States. This type of tropical ginseng can be found in Vietnam, namely Panax vietnamensis. The name "ginseng" is taken from English, read in Cantonese pronunciation, jên shên, in Chinese read "ren shen", "人蔘" (duplicate man), because the form akaryang resembles human.

Ginseng is used in traditional medicine. The roots of this plant can improve the flow and increase the production of red blood cells, as well as help the recovery of the disease.

In Indonesia there are also plants that have the same properties with ginseng Java ginseng or som Java, Talinum paniculatum Gaertn. and colesom, Talinum triangulare Wild. In traditional medicine its roots are mixed with various types of drugs and the most famous in the form of a mixture of grapes. Studies on the efficacy and their usefulness have been made to make colesom as Indonesian ginseng.