A specimen of Panax spp. collected along a trail leading from Dhunche to Singkunba, Chentral Nepal, was tentatively assigned as P. pseudo-ginseng WALL. var. elegantior (BURK.) HOO et TSEUNG (probably identical with P. japonicus CA MEYER var. major (BURK.) CY Wu et KM FENG). From rhizomes of this specimen, the following saponins were isolated. Dammarane saponins: ginsenosides-Rg 1 (1),-Rg 2 (7),-Re (9),-Rd (14),-Rb 1 ( ...
