PANAX GINSENG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Panax ginseng mean? 

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

1. Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PANAX GINSENG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

ginseng; nin-sin; Panax ginseng; Panax pseudoginseng; Panax schinseng

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

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Meronyms (parts of "Panax ginseng"):

ginseng (aromatic root of ginseng plants)

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

genus Panax; Panax (perennial herbs of eastern North America and Asia having aromatic tuberous roots: ginseng)

 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)

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)