Ginseng is one of the rare traditional Chinese medicine in China

with a long history of application. There are many prescriptions of ginseng recorded in ancient traditional Chinese medicine books

yet the name

origin

place of origin

collection and processing

and quality identification of ginseng have changed with the changes of the times. In this paper

the origin and development of ginseng is re-examined

which is convenient for clinical clarification of confusion and forgery. And the modern clinical research of ginseng is summarized to provide reference for the inheritance

use and resource development of ginseng.