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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |