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 |
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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 |
---|---|---|
Anticlastogen | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anticlimacteric | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anticoeliac | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
Anticold | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anticolitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Anticomplement | 1 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
Anticomplementary | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anticonvulsant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
Anticorneotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Anticoronary | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
AntiCrohn's | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
AntiCTS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antidandruff | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Antidecubitic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
Antidementia | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antidepressant | 6 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
Antidermatitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
Antidiabetic | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
Antidiarrheic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
Antidiscotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |