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 |
---|---|---|
Anticancer (Cervix) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anticancer (Colon) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anticancer (Forestomach) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anticancer (Liver) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anticancer (Lung) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anticancer (Skin) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anticanker | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
Anticarcinogenic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
Anticarcinomic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
Anticariogenic | 2 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
Anticarpal-Tunnel | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
Anticataract | 7 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
Anticephalagic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anticervicaldysplasic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
AntiCFS | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anticheilitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Antichilblain | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
Anticholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antichorea | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anticirrhotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |