Noun

(en noun)

Any of several plants, of the genus Panax , having forked roots supposed to have medicinal properties.

The root of such a plant, or an extract of these roots.

* 1855 , Sir Richard Burton, Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah , Dover 1964, p. 56-7:

When the Afghan princes find it necessary to employ Chob-Chini, (the Jin-seng , or China root so celebrated as a purifier, tonic, and aphrodisiac) they choose the spring season.

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Noun

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The Andean medicinal herb , or an extract of the root of this plant.

* (rfdate), M. Hermann and T. Bernet, The transition of maca from neglect to market prominence , page 18:

The overwhelming majority of maca roots are dried after harvest. In the cold, dry atmosphere of the puna the dried roots remain edible for several years. A minor proportion of the freshly harvested roots are roasted in huatias, earthen ovens

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