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 |
---|---|---|
Antianemic | 4 | Martindale's 29th |
Antianginal | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
Antiangiogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antianorectic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Antianorexic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
Antianxiety | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Antiarabiflavinotic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
Antiarrhythmic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiarteriosclerotic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Antiarthritic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiasthmatic | 7 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
Antiatherogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antiatheromic | 1 | Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990. |
Antiatherosclerotic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antibacterial | 17 | Duke, 1992 * |
AntiBPH | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antibronchitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antibronchoconstrictor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anticancer | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anticancer (Breast) | 1 | Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103. |