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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Eleutherococcus senticosus (Araliaceae)

Common Names
Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin)
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
FRIEDELIN 2 Root *
GALACTOSE 1 Root *
GLUCOSE 7 Root *
GLUCOSYL-ISOFRAXIDIN 0 Root 175.0 *
GLYCANS 0 Root Abstract (See species file)
GUM 0 Root 14700.0 70000.0 -1.50 *
HEDERASAPONIN 0 Root Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
HEDERASAPONIN-B 0 Leaf 800.0 10000.0 *
HEDERASAPONIN-B 0 Root *
IRON 6 Root 2.5 12.0 -0.42 *
ISOFRAXIDIN 5 Root 40.0 -1.00 *
ISOFRAXIDIN 5 Stem Bark 21.6 *
ISOFRAXIDIN 5 Tissue Culture *
ISOFRAXIDIN-7-O-ALPHA-L-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
ISOFRAXOSIDE 0 Root *
ISOPIMARA-9(11)-15-DIEN-19-OL 0 Root *
LIGNANS 10 Plant Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
LIRIODENDRIN 4 Root 116.6 2800.0 *
LIRIODENDRIN 4 Tissue Culture *
MAGNESIUM 65 Root 1050.0 5000.0 1.30 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 *
5-HETE-Inhibitor 1 *
Abortifacient 1 *
ACE-Inhibitor 3 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adaptogenic 1 *
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 *
Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor 1 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 9 *
Androgenic 4 *
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 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 *