2009
DOI: 10.1600/036364409788606235
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A New Species of Panax L. (Araliaceae) from Sikkim Himalaya, India

Abstract: Panax sokpayensis, a new species from Sikkim Himalaya, India is described. The species was found growing in the submontane zone of West Sikkim in the habitats located between 1,700 m and 2,300 m altitudes. The localities, where the species grows, are forested habitats dominated by a Quercus-Acer vegetation in association with Viburnum erubescens, Daphne cannabina, Urtica parviflora, Gerardiana heterophylla, and several species of ferns. Morphological characters of this species are compared with other known sp… Show more

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“…Panax Linn, belongs to the Order Umbelliferales, Family Araliaceae, is commonly called the ginseng genus, since almost every species within this genus has been used as a source of medicine. Among 17 species of Panax genus, Panax ginseng (Asian or Korean ginseng), Panax notoginseng (Chinese ginseng, also called Sanchi ginseng), and Panax quinquefolius (American ginseng) have been widely used as medicinal and functional food (Sharma and Pandit, 2009). The name Panax, first used by the Russian botanist, Carl Anton Von Meyer, came from the Greek word meaning "all-healing".…”
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“…Panax Linn, belongs to the Order Umbelliferales, Family Araliaceae, is commonly called the ginseng genus, since almost every species within this genus has been used as a source of medicine. Among 17 species of Panax genus, Panax ginseng (Asian or Korean ginseng), Panax notoginseng (Chinese ginseng, also called Sanchi ginseng), and Panax quinquefolius (American ginseng) have been widely used as medicinal and functional food (Sharma and Pandit, 2009). The name Panax, first used by the Russian botanist, Carl Anton Von Meyer, came from the Greek word meaning "all-healing".…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…notoginseng, P. quinquefolius, P. japonicus, P. pseudoginseng, P. assamicus, P. sokpayensis, P. sikkimensis, and P. bipinnatifidus (Sharma and Pandit 2009). However, the number of Panax species is unclear because several scholars define the same species differently.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Panax notoginseng is an important medicinal plant known as "Nanguo Shencao (Miracle Plant from South China)", and used as the main raw material in Yunnan Baiyao and Xuesaitong due to its bloodinvigorating effects [10,16]. The therapeutic effects of P. notoginseng are mostly attributed to the plant's bioactive saponin constituents, including notoginsenoside R1 and ginsenosides [17,18].…”
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