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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Root | 0.5 | 2.4 | -0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONINS | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLETIN | 44 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Root | 0.2 | 1.0 | -0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SENTICOSIDE-A | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SENTICOSIDE-B | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SENTICOSIDE-C | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SENTICOSIDE-D | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SENTICOSIDE-E | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SENTICOSIDE-F | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SESAMIN | 15 | Root | not available | 230.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SINAPALDEHYDE-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | 73.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SINAPYL-ALCOHOL-4-O-(2'-ALPHA-L-APIOSYL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE) | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SINAPYLALCOHOL | 1 | 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. |
| SODIUM | 1 | Root | 21.0 | 99.0 | -0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEROL | 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. |
| SUCROSE | 14 | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Bacteristat | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bitter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchorelaxant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 21 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 3 | Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155. |
| Carcinogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiac | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Cardiomyopathogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Cardioprotective | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiovascular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Caspase-8-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cathartic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cerebroprotective | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |