The Garden Bug: Ginseng

By Brenda Weaver

The root of this plant contains ginsenosides, thought to be responsible for the herb's medicinal properties. Made into tablets, capsules, extracts and teas, it is used in traditional medicine to stimulate healing and control various body disorders. Its potential to treat chronic lung infection, glucose maladies and Alzheimer's is being studied.

Source: The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine