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GINSENG

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("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 "ginseng"):

ginseng (aromatic root of ginseng plants)

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

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Aromatic root of ginseng plants

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

root ((botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground)

Holonyms ("ginseng" is a part of...):

ginseng; nin-sin; Panax ginseng; Panax pseudoginseng; Panax schinseng (Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers)

American ginseng; Panax quinquefolius; sang (North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng)

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 Context examples: 

The aromatic root of perennial herbs of Panax ginseng.

(Asian Ginseng, NCI Thesaurus)

An orally available proprietary aqueous extract from the North American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) dried root, primarily containing poly-furanosyl-pyranosyl-saccharides, with potential immunostimulating activity.

(North American Ginseng Extract AFX-2, NCI Thesaurus)

Besides vitamin C, E and other phytochemicals, carrot/Jilin ginseng/licorice root/tangerine peel/soy beverage contains a high amount of soy protein.

(Carrot/Jilin Ginseng/Licorice Root/Tangerine Peel/Soy Beverage, NCI Thesaurus)

The semi-essential amino acid L-arginine is a precursor for nitric oxide (NO); Korean ginseng may enhance the conversion of L-arginine into NO by NO synthase; and Ginkgo biloba may promote microvascular circulation.

(L-Arginine/Korean Ginseng/Ginkgo biloba/Damiana-Based Supplement, 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)

Ginseng, used in traditional Chinese medicine and available as a nutritional supplement, is classified as an adaptogenic herb with multiple effects, many of them are regulatory in nature.

(Asian Ginseng, NCI Thesaurus)