Araliaceae FAMILY

Eleutherococcus senticosus

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

5/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eleutherococcus senticosus is an erect, sparingly-branched, deciduous shrub that can grow up to 6 metres tall. The branches are clothed with dense to scattered, slender, terete, bristlelike prickles[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. , 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. Siberian Ginseng is a widely used medicinal plant, especially in eastern Asia where the plant is often cultivated as well as being harvested in quantity from the wild. As of 2017, the plant is being increasingly cultivated in Russia and in other countries outside its native range. It is often used as a substitute for ginseng (Panax ginseng) and is often marketed as a general tonic with an ability to boost overall health and the ability of the body to recover from illness[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Russian Far East, eastern China, Japan, Korea.

HabitatMixed and coniferous mountain forests, forming small undergrowth or groups in thickets and edges. Sometimes found in oak groves at the foot of cliffs, very rarely in high forest riparian woodland[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].