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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELEUTHEROCOCCUS-SAPONIN-D | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROSIDE-A | 0 | Root | not available | 1000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROSIDE-B | 2 | Root | 985.0 | 5000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROSIDE-B-1 | 1 | Root | not available | 1.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROSIDE-B-1 | 1 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROSIDE-B-1 | 1 | Stem Bark | not available | 23.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROSIDE-B-1 | 1 | Tissue Culture | not available | 3000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROSIDE-B-2 | 0 | Root | not available | 1.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROSIDE-B-4 | 0 | Root | not available | 230.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROSIDE-C | 1 | Root | not available | 4000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROSIDE-D | 1 | Root | not available | 800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROSIDE-D | 1 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROSIDE-D | 1 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROSIDE-E | 2 | Root | not available | 1000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROSIDE-E-5 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROSIDE-E-6 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROSIDE-E-7 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROSIDE-E-8 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROSIDE-F | 0 | Root | 400.0 | 500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROSIDE-G | 0 | Root | 250.0 | 600.0 | 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. |