Taber's Medical Dictionary
Panax
(pā′naks″ )
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A genus of slow-growing perennial plants with fleshy roots, native to the cooler climates of Korea, northern China, and eastern Siberia, certain species of which are used in alternative medicine.
SEE: ginseng
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Panax." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747223/0/Panax.
Panax. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747223/0/Panax. Accessed April 29, 2026.
Panax. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747223/0/Panax
Panax [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 29]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747223/0/Panax.
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