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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Irritant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juvabional | 2 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Larvistat | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Laxative | 3 | =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp |
| Leptingenic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Leucocytogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 4 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| Lithogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lubricant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lyase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memory-Enhancer | 1 | Science News, 138: 189, 1990. |
| Metal-Chelator | 3 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| Mucogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Musculotropic | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Mycobactericide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |