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Common Names
Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin)
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COUMARIN-X | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122. |
| D-GALACTOSE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| D-GLUCOSE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| D-SUCROSE | 0 | Root | not available | 4000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAUCOSTERIN | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| DAUCOSTERIN | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| DAUCOSTEROL | 5 | Root | not available | 2100.0 | 2.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHERAN-A | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHERAN-B | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHERAN-C | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHERAN-D | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHERAN-E | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHERAN-F | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHERAN-G | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHERANS | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHERANS-A-G | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROCOCCAL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROCOCCUS-POLYSACCHARIDE-AS-2 | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROCOCCUS-POLYSACCHARIDE-PES-A | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROCOCCUS-POLYSACCHARIDE-PES-B | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HETE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Adaptogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aggregant | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 9 | Ichikawa, K., et al. 1991. Isolation and Structure Determination of Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from Traditional Thai Medicine, and Syntheses of Their Derivatives. Sankyo Kenkyusho Nempo, 43: 99-110. |
| Allelochemic | 3 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Allelopathic | 4 | Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865. |
| Allergenic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amphiglycemic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Analgesic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anesthetic | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |