PANAX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Panax mean? 

• PANAX (noun)
  The noun PANAX has 1 sense:

1. perennial herbs of eastern North America and Asia having aromatic tuberous roots: ginseng

  Familiarity information: PANAX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PANAX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Perennial herbs of eastern North America and Asia having aromatic tuberous roots: ginseng

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Panax; Panax

Hypernyms ("Panax" is a kind of...):

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "Panax"):

ginseng; nin-sin; Panax ginseng; Panax pseudoginseng; Panax schinseng (Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers)

American ginseng; Panax quinquefolius; sang (North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng)

Holonyms ("Panax" is a member of...):

Araliaceae; family Araliaceae; ivy family (mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: genera Panax and Hedera)

 Context examples 

The aromatic root of perennial herbs of Panax ginseng.

(Asian Ginseng, NCI Thesaurus)

A capsule containing the steroidal saponin ginsenoside Rg3 isolated from the root of Panax ginseng, with potential cancer preventive and anti-angiogenic activities.

(Ginsenoside Rg3 Capsule, NCI Thesaurus)

The aromatic root of the perennial herb Panax quinquefolius, native to eastern North America.

(American Ginseng, NCI Thesaurus)

An orally available proprietary aqueous extract from the North American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) dried root, primarily containing poly-furanosyl-pyranosyl-saccharides, with potential immunostimulating activity.

(North American Ginseng Extract AFX-2, NCI Thesaurus)

An herbal remedy containing Astragalus membranaceus, Panax ginseng, Atractylodes chinensis Koidz, Cimicifuga foetida, A. macrocephala Koidz, Alisma orientale Juzep, and Citrus reticulata Blanco, with potential immunomodulating, anti-oxidant and anticachexia activities.

(Astragalus-based Formulation Qing Shu Yi Qi Tang, NCI Thesaurus)

L-Arginine/American ginseng/Korean ginseng/Ginkgo biloba-based supplement incorporates a standardized combination of Ginkgo biloba (24% flavone glycosides, 6% terpene lactones), Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng -30% ginsenosides), American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius - 5% ginsenosides), L-Arginine, along with vitamins B6, B12, folate, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, biotin, pantothenic acid, vitamins A, C, E, selenium, and zinc.

(L-Arginine/American Ginseng/Korean Ginseng/Ginkgo biloba-Based Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)

PC-SPES, an herbal supplement containing extracts from 8 herbs including Chrysanthemum morifolium, Ganoderma lucidum (a root fungus), Glycyrrhiza glabra (Spanish liquorice), Isatis indigotica, Panax pseudoginseng, Rabdosia rubescens, Scutellaria baicalensis, and Serona repens (saw palmetto), with potential antineoplastic and antiproliferative effects, specifically in prostate cancer cells.

(PC-SPES, NCI Thesaurus)