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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-LIRIODENDRIN | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | 60.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-MEDIORESINOL-DI-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | 1.2 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-PINORESINOL-DI-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | 2.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-PINORESINOL-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | 8.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (+)-SYRINGARESINOL-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | 8.8 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-SESAMIN | 0 | Root | not available | 230.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,5-DI-O-CAFFEOYLQUINIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | 26.6 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2,6-DIMETHOXY-P-BENZOQUINONE | 3 | Stem Bark | not available | 5.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,4-DIHYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID | 3 | Bark | not available | 313.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,4-DIHYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL-(1,2)-ALPHA-ARABINOPYRANOSYL-OLEANOLIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | 100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACANTHOSIDE-D | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| ALPHA-GLUCOSE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-MALTOSE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AMYGDALIN | 8 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARIENSIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Root | 42.0 | 200.0 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Root | 12600.0 | 60000.0 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CALYCANTHOSIDE | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antinitrosic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antinociceptive | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antinyctalopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiobesity | 5 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antionychyotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiophidic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antiophthalmic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiorchitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiosteoarthritic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiosteoporotic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiototic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antioxidant | 23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiozenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipapillomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparkinsonian | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparotitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipellagric | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiperiodontic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontitic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiperoxidant | 7 | Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991. |