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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANGANESE | 14 | Root | 0.6 | 3.0 | -0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-ALPHA-D-GALACTOSIDE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| MUSSENIN-B | 0 | Leaf | not available | 3000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUSSENIN-B | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| NIACIN | 39 | Root | 15.0 | 72.0 | 0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Root | not available | 84.0 | -0.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 13 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PECTIN | 24 | Root | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PHENYLPROPANOIDS | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Root | 1470.0 | 7000.0 | 0.61 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| POLYSACCHARIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POLYSACCHARIDE-PES-A | 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. |
| POLYSACCHARIDE-PES-B | 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. |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Root | 2100.0 | 10000.0 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Root | 27300.0 | 130000.0 | 0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID | 43 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID-3'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Stem Bark | 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 * |