일반명-영어
Ginseng, Ginseng root
라틴명
Ginseng Radix
이명
백삼(白蔘), 홍삼(紅蔘), 야산삼(野山蔘), 별직삼(別直蔘)
학명
Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer (인삼)
기원
인삼 Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer (두릅나무과 Araliaceae)의 뿌리

약성/귀경
달고 약간 쓰고(甘·微苦) 약간 따뜻하다(微溫).
비(脾)와 폐경(肺經)에 작용한다.

효능
대보원기(大補元氣), 보비익폐(補脾益肺), 생진지갈(生津止渴), 안신증지(安神增智)

대보원기(大補元氣): a therapeutic method of using potent qi-tonifying medicinals to treat critical cases of qi deficiency with hardly perceptible pulse

보비(補脾): a therapeutic method to treat diminished functional activities of the spleen by using tonifying medicinals

보폐(補肺): a general term for therapeutic methods of using tonifying medicinals to treat deficiency patterns/ syndromes of the lung

생진(生津): a therapeutic method to treat fluid depletion with fluid-nourishing medicinals

안신(安神): a general term for tranquilizing measures