TABLE 2.
National distribution of the ginseng commercial ginseng herbal products and their authenticity.
| Country | Products (total) | Authentic/adulterated | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| no | no | %* | no | %* | |
| China | 224 | 176 | 79% | 48 | 21% |
| South Korea | 78 | 78 | 100% | 0 | 0% |
| Taiwan | 65 | 33 | 51% | 32 | 49% |
| United States | 40 | 35 | 88% | 5 | 12% |
| Italy | 19 | 12 | 63% | 7 | 37% |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 8 | 100% | 0 | 0% |
| United Kingdom | 8 | 8 | 100% | 0 | 0% |
| Brazil | 5 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 100% |
| Canada | 5 | 5 | 100% | 0 | 0% |
| Australia | 4 | 1 | 25% | 3 | 75% |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 2 | 100% | 0 | 0% |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% |
*
The percentage values were rounded to the nearest whole number.