CHINA. Eleuthero (Eleutherococcus senticosus) Root, Teabag Cut, Certified Organic Common names: Siberian Ginseng, Acanthopanax Obovatus, Buisson du Diable, Devil's Bush, Hedera senticosa, Plante Secrète des Russes, Poivre Sauvage, Prickly Eleutherococcus, Russian Root, Shigoka, Siberian Eleuthero, Thorny Bearer of Free Berries, Touch-Me-Not, Untouchable, Ussuri, Ussurian Thorny Pepperbrush, Wild Pepper, Wu Jia Pi Family: Araliaceae This herb was commonly known as Siberian Ginseng because of its adaptogenic properties. Beginning in 1947, Soviet researchers searched for herbal tonic medicines comparable to Chinese Ginseng in order to augment the performance and well-being of soldiers, athletes, workers, and later, cosmonauts.