ginseng vs Panax ginseng

ginseng and Panax ginseng both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ginseng	Yes	No	No	No
Panax ginseng	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ginseng and Panax ginseng are synonyms defined as:

ginseng and Panax ginseng: Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers

Other synonyms of ginseng include nin-sin, Panax pseudoginseng, Panax schinseng.

ginseng (noun)	Panax ginseng (noun)
Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers	Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers
aromatic root of ginseng plants