Family

Araliaceae

Genus

Panax

Common Name

Chinese ginseng

Plant Figure

Description

Panax notoginseng is one of the most famous Chinese traditional medicinal plants belonging to the Panax genus in the Araliaceae family. Triterpenoid saponins are the main active components that are widely used in the treatment of stroke injury, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, cerebrovascular sequelae, hypertension, and other diseases in P. notoginseng.