Chinese Ginseng - Panax Ginseng 10 Seeds, No Scarification Required- Ready to Plant Panax ginseng has an ancient history. It has been used as medicine in China from more than 2000 years. It is also well known as Asian ginseng or Korean ginseng. The word ginseng is derived from Chinese word Renseng or Jinchen which means like a man in accordance with their resemblance to the shape of the human body and the word Panax originates from the Latin word panacea which means cure all. Ginseng is native to China, Russia, North Korea,Japan and South Korea. Stratified ginseng seeds are seeds that have been harvested from ginseng plants and put into moist sand for about 12 months. Then, it is removed from the sand and is ready to be planted. Our stratified seeds are from a reliable and disease-free farm from Wisconsin and can be planted throughout the fall and into early winter (From Middle of August through early March, when ground is not frozen). These seeds will then sprout in the spring and will be well on their way to reaching mature size.