Herbs & botanicals

American ginseng

Root of a ginseng plant from North America. Taken for energy and the immune system – studies are small.

11 products from US online stores, sorted by what 500 mg of American ginseng costs – not by the price per pack.

$0.10Lowest cost
per 500 mg American ginseng

Prices checked Nov 1, 2026, US
No paid placements

What does 500 mg mean?

American ginseng per serving in most of the products we checked: 500–2,000 mgAmerican ginseng per serving in most of the products we checked

500 mg is a fixed amount to compare by: half of the 11 products we checked have up to 1,000 mg per serving, the other half more.
There’s no official daily amount for American ginseng.

We compare by 500 mg only so products line up – it’s not a recommendation. Not medical advice.

Where products miss quality points

How the 11 products score

Very good 90+: 0
Good 75+: 11
Fair 60+: 0
Low under 60: 0

have no seal from an independent testing program: 11 of 11have no seal from an independent testing program10 of 30 testing points, for GMP

The full 30 testing points need an independent test. Every supplement sold in the US is made under the FDA’s GMP rules – the maker checks its own products, which gives 10 points. A seal from a testing program like NSF, USP or Informed Choice means a lab outside the company checks that what’s inside matches the label. Most brands don’t take part. That doesn’t make a product bad – without a seal, a clean product still gets up to 80.

We find seals on the label and in NSF’s public lists. USP and Informed Choice don’t let us search their lists automatically, so a seal that’s only in their lists can be missing. How the score works

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Fact: 848%more per 500 mg for the most expensive product than for the cheapest.
Fact: 30%more per 500 mg for the cheapest loose herb than for the cheapest whole herb.

How we checked: one-time price for each size in the store’s US online shop, before sales tax and shipping, without subscriptions or coupons. Prices change often, so check the store before you buy. More on how we check

The amount we compare by only makes products comparable – it is not a dosage recommendation. Not medical advice.

How we calculate

Cost per dose = price ÷ (servings × amount per serving) × comparison amount. Example: $119.99 for 74 servings with 24 g of protein each is 1,776 g of protein. $119.99 ÷ 1,776 g × 30 g = $2.03 per 30 g of protein.

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American ginseng

What does 500 mg mean?

Where products miss quality points

Pack size

American Ginseng Powder

American Ginseng Extract

American Ginseng Roots

American Ginseng Slices

American Ginseng, 550 mg

American Ginseng Extract

100% Wisconsin American Ginseng, 500 mg

American Ginseng

American Ginseng Root Extract

American Ginseng Capsules

American Ginseng Extract

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