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Panax

noun
1.
Perennial herbs of eastern North America and Asia having aromatic tuberous roots: ginseng.  Synonym: genus Panax.



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"Panax" Quotes from Famous Books



... physicians have ascribed miraculous virtues to the Manchurian ginseng. Not only can it remove fatigue and restore lost powers, but by its use veterans became frisky youths again according to these wise men of the East. In short, they consider it the panacea for all ills (Panax: pan all, akos remedy) - the source of immortality. Naturally the roots were and are in great demand, especially such as branch so as to resemble the human form. (Both the Chinese name Schin-sen, and Garan-toguen, the ...
— Wild Flowers, An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and - Their Insect Visitors - - Title: Nature's Garden • Neltje Blanchan



Words linked to "Panax" :   American ginseng, rosid dicot genus, nin-sin, ivy family, ginseng, family Araliaceae, Panax pseudoginseng, Araliaceae, sang



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