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Ginseng vs Ginsing - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between ginseng and ginsing

is that ginseng is any of several plants, of the genus Panax, having forked roots supposed to have medicinal properties while ginsing is dated spelling of lang=en.

ginseng

English

(wikipedia ginseng) (Panax)

Alternative forms

* jinseng, jin-seng (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of several plants, of the genus Panax , having forked roots supposed to have medicinal properties.
  • The root of such a plant, or an extract of these roots.
  • * 1855 , Sir Richard Burton, Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah , Dover 1964, p. 56-7:
    • When the Afghan princes find it necessary to employ Chob-Chini, (the Jin-seng , or China root so celebrated as a purifier, tonic, and aphrodisiac) they choose the spring season.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-03
    • , author=David S. Senchina , title=Athletics and Herbal Supplements , volume=101, issue=2, page=134 , magazine= citation , passage=Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng , whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent.}}

    ginsing

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
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