Are Gensing and Ginseng the same thing or are they two different spellings of the same things?

Are Ginseng and Gensing two separate plants that have different effects? Or is one a wrong spelling or something? Living in Queensland Australia, how can I grow them, should they be prepared in any way before I consume them?|||It's just different spelling. Also used is "Genseng".





General info:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginseng





Growing and Harvesting Ginseng - looks pretty good and there's a video:


http://www.wikihow.com/Grow-Ginseng





Australian Grower's Assoc. info on growing:


http://www.ginseng.org.au/index.php/abou鈥?/a>





More comprehensive Growing guide - Ohio:


http://ohioline.osu.edu/for-fact/0056.ht鈥?/a>





Vidoe on making Ginseng tea from the root:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VApy9oPZG鈥?/a>





Recipe for making Ginseng Tincture:


http://www.ehow.com/how_5681012_make-gin鈥?/a>|||I believe they are two different spellings for the same plant. "Ginseng" is the correct spelling, of which there are different varieties. The word translates roughly to "man root". Ginseng is difficult to cultivate, but it likes rich, black soils and cooler weather conditions. The fresh roots can be readily consumed, made into tincture via alcohol extraction, or it can be dried, powdered and used to make infusions or encapsulated and taked orally. It has a normalizing effect on most bodily systems and is generally considered safe to use unless you have a heart condition or some type of anxiety disorder.