Abstract

Panax ginseng, a famous and precious traditional Chinese medicine in China, which is commonly used in the treatment of central nervous system disease, cardiovascular diseases, endocrine system diseases, cancer, and other diseases. Due to its excellent medicinal properties, it is widely used in East Asia as a Chinese herbal medicine. Especially in Korea, China and Japan, ginseng is considered as the most important of all herbs and is also known as the king of herbs. This paper aimed to review the origin and distribution of Chinese ginseng, describes the economic significance of ginseng industry to the country, and the gap between Chinese ginseng industry and Korean ginseng industry, and puts forward some suggestions, hope to provide reference for the research direction and future development of ginseng industry. 2.

Keywords:Panax ginseng; Ginseng distribution; Ginseng market; Economic importance