Panax pseudoginseng

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Pseudoginseng
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Araliaceae
Genus:	Panax
Subgenus:	Panax
Section:	Pseudoginseng
Species:	P. pseudoginseng
Binomial name
*Panax pseudoginseng* Wall.
Subspecies
P. pseudoginseng ssp. himalaicus ^{[clarification needed]} P. pseudoginseng ssp. pseudoginseng^{[clarification needed]} P. pseudoginseng Wall. ssp. japonicus Hara ^[1]

Panax pseudoginseng is a species of the genus Panax. Common names include Pseudoginseng, Nepal ginseng, and Himalayan ginseng. Pseudoginseng belongs to the same scientific genus as ginseng. In Latin, the word panax means "cure-all", and the family of ginseng plants is one of the best-known herbs. Panax pseudoginseng is not an adaptogen like the better known Panax species, but it is famous as a hemostatic herb that both invigorates and builds blood.^{[citation needed]}