Plant
panax
Definitions related to genus panax:
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(panax) An araliaceous genus of plants that contains a number of pharmacologically active agents used as stimulants, sedatives, and tonics, especially in traditional medicine. Sometimes confused with Siberian ginseng (ELEUTHEROCOCCUS).NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(ginseng) A genus of slow-growing perennial plants with fleshy roots of the family Araliaceae native to the Northern Hemisphere.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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