Halin Panax yana nufin rukuni na tsire-tsire masu tsire-tsire a cikin dangin Araliaceae waɗanda suka fito daga Gabashin Asiya da Arewacin Amurka. Kalmar "Panax" ta fito ne daga kalmar Helenanci "panakēs," wanda ke nufin "dukkan warkarwa" ko "maganin-duk," kamar yadda tsire-tsire a cikin wannan jinsin aka saba amfani da su don maganin su. Mafi sanannun nau'in jinsin wannan nau'in shine Panax ginseng, wanda kuma aka sani da Asian ginseng, wanda aka fi amfani dashi a matsayin magani na halitta don yanayi daban-daban.