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ginseng

ginseng

11 6.3
A plant with thick roots used in traditional medicine to boost energy
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɪn.sɛŋ/
translation icon : ginseng
  • On the mountains, she understood the natural order and discovered more ginseng roots than anyone else.
  • ginseng root
  • ginseng tea
  • ginseng boost

Consuming herbs like fenugreek, taking ginseng is very, very good for this in particular.

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Examples

  • But it must be the wild red ginseng root, Uncle said, not the cultivated one.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The dong-quai and the ginseng will give you more energy.

  • Tip! Take some ginseng if you want to try to improve your memory.

    Blog text (27)
  • I'm gonna get you a ginseng tea!

  • There is a tremendous market for ginseng in Asia and potential in North America as well.

    Blog text (20)
  • One cloudy fall day, the four of them had gone to gather ginseng.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • His mother killed two old hens and stewed them with ginseng roots.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • I rode in a cart with Lao Fu, my mother's old friend, who was bringing ginseng to sell around the city.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Readers should also note that Ojibwe procured and traded or sold a variety of other wild plants, including ginseng.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Many people in traditional medicine believe that ginseng can boost energy levels and improve health.

Synonyms

seng
vsginseng
  • Literature
4 9.9

A plant like ginseng that people use in medicine

is the general, widely used name rather than local speech
Panax ginseng
vsginseng
  • Specialized
7.4

A plant that lives many years and has a forked root with a strong smell people use in traditional medicine

is the broader plant type not limited to this East Asian species
American ginseng
vsginseng
  • US
7.0

A North American woodland plant with a root used as medicine like the Asian kind

is the general medicinal-root plant valued across different traditions
Panax quinquefolius
vsginseng
  • Specialized
9.3

A North American woodland plant whose root is used like Asian ginseng

refers to the general aromatic-root plant, not a single scientific species

Compounds

A North American woodland plant with a root used as medicine like the Asian kind

Panax ginseng
  • Specialized
7.4

A plant that lives many years and has a forked root with a strong smell people use in traditional medicine

How Useful

ginseng
11 6.3
herb
118 1.0
angelica
8.3
plant
804 1.0
weed
187 1.0

Surface Forms

ginseng singular
ginsengs plural

Etymology

Ginseng comes from the Chinese words ren and shen, which mean 'man' and 'root' because the plant's root often looks a little like a person. So, ginseng today is a root plant used in traditional medicine to help the body's health.