西洋参,五加科人参属植物(Panax quinquefolium)的干燥根,原产于北美魁北克和马尼托巴一线到墨西哥湾延岸的肥沃、阴凉的树林中。其拉丁文属名Panax来自希腊语,意为“治百病的灵药”,有西洋参(Ⅰ)和(Ⅱ)等品种。按祖国医学的论点,常见的西洋参(Ⅰ)味甘苦、性凉而补,功能为滋补强壮、养阴生津、清虚热。现代医学证明,西洋参的主要有效成份为十几种具有多种药理活性的人参皂苷;人体必需的多处微量元素;对人体有益的挥发油、氨基酸、多糖、多肽、核酸、黄酮类等,具有较高 American ginseng, the dry root of the Panax quinquefolium plant, is native to the fertile, shaded woods of Quebec and Manitoba, North America, and to the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. Its Latin name, Panax, is from Greek and means “Elixir of Governing Diseases,” with varieties such as American ginseng (I) and (II). According to the arguments of the motherland medicine, the common American ginseng (I) is a bitter, cool, and cool, function is nourishing and strengthening, nourishing yin and producing fluid, and clearing away heat. Modern medicine proves that the main effective ingredients of American ginseng are more than ten kinds of ginsenosides with multiple pharmacological activities; many trace elements necessary for the human body; more volatile oils, amino acids, polysaccharides, peptides, nucleic acids, and flavonoids that are beneficial to the human body. high