The Areca ginseng plant, scientifically known as Curculigo orchioides Gaertn and belonging to the Hypoxidaceae family, is a valuable medicinal species that has been used for traditional purposes for centuries. These substances, such as saponins and flavonoids, have been successfully propagated by scientists using tissue culture technology. The plant is also known by names such as Tiem mao, Ngai cau, and Co noclan, and is abundantly grown in the wild.
Research has shown that the Areca ginseng tree contains numerous compounds that are beneficial for traditional medicine purposes. These compounds are used to treat male physiological diseases, asthma, diarrhea, hypoglycemia, chronic nephritis, anti-cancer effects, and skin diseases. Due to its medicinal properties, this species of ginseng was exploited on a large scale in the 1980s and was included in the Red Book and the Red List of Vietnamese medicinal plants.
To increase economic value and conservation efforts, a research team at the High-Tech Agricultural Business Incubation Center in Ho Chi Minh City has successfully cultured the Areca ginseng plant using tissue culture technology. After nearly a year of cultivation in the laboratory, the team experimented with planting the ginseng in an area of 1
