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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Root | 6.0 | 30.0 | -0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
BETA-GLUCOSE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BETA-HEDERIN | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BETA-MALTOSE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
BETULINIC-ACID | 22 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CAFFEIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER | 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. |
CALCIUM | 28 | Root | 840.0 | 4000.0 | -0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
CAROTENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Root | 1000.0 | 6045.0 | 0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Stem Bark | not available | 77.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CHROMIUM | 24 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CIWUJIANOSIDE-A-1 | 0 | Leaf | not available | 50.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CIWUJIANOSIDE-A-2 | 0 | Leaf | not available | 50.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CIWUJIANOSIDE-A-3 | 0 | Leaf | not available | 80.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CIWUJIANOSIDE-A-4 | 0 | Leaf | not available | 60.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
CIWUJIANOSIDE-B | 0 | Leaf | not available | 500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
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. |