Belongs to the araliaceae family and is a relative of asian ginseng panax ginseng siberian ginseng is native to the taiga region of the far east south eastern part of russia northern china korea and japan the root and the rhizomes underground stem are used medicinallywhat is its function may be used to improve athletic performance and support immune functionhistorical or traditional useits use dates back 2 000 years according to chinese medicine records it was used to prevent resp