西洋参(Panax quinquefolius L.)为五加科人参属,多年生草本植物。原产北美,主产加拿大、美国。1948年庐山植物园首先引种。我国对西洋参需要量较大,尤其是南方使用较为普遍,但供应较紧张。近两年在中国药材公司支持下,福建省医药公司引进三批种子,委托福建省亚热带植物研究所组织试种。关于西洋参在低纬度高海区的引种栽培研究,缺乏借鉴。我们拟从引种驯化角度,探讨西洋参在我省自然条的适应性及其生产意义。 American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) is a member of the genus Gracilis, a perennial herb. Native North America, the main production in Canada, the United States. 1948 Lushan Botanical Garden first introduced. China needs a large amount of American ginseng, especially in the south, where it is more common, but its supply is more tense. In the past two years, with the support of Chinese herbal medicine company, Fujian Provincial Pharmaceutical Company introduced three batches of seeds and entrusted the Fujian Subtropical Botanical Institute to organize trial planting. There is no reference to the introduction and cultivation of American ginseng at low altitude and high sea area. We intend to introduce the domestication point of view, to explore the American ginseng in the adaptation of the natural and its production significance.