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Cryopreservation of Panax (Ginseng)

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The genus Panax (family Araliaceae) comprises about half a dozen species. The old Greek term “Panax” implies all healing or a panacea (Kains 1958) and almost all Panax spp. have been used in folk medicine. One of the most famous species, and now uncommon in natural habitats, is P. ginseng C. A. Meyer. Roots from this species have held an honoured place in Chinese medicine for over 4000 years.

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  1. Tsukuba Medicinal Plant Research Station, National Institute of Health Sciences, 1 Hachimandai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0843, Japan

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  1. USDA-ARS National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation, 1111 S. Mason St., 80521, Fort Collins, CO, USA

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Yoshimatsu, K., Shimomura, K. (2002). Cryopreservation of Panax (Ginseng). In: Towill, L.E., Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Cryopreservation of Plant Germplasm II. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 50. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04674-6_12

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