WEBPanax notoginseng is a species of the genus Panax, and it is commonly referred to in English as Chinese ginseng [2] or notoginseng. In Chinese it is called tiánqī ( 田七 ), tienchi ginseng, sānqī ( 三七) or sanchi, three-seven root, and mountain plant. P. notoginseng belongs to the same scientific genus as Panax ginseng.