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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIEDELIN | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALACTOSE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSYL-ISOFRAXIDIN | 0 | Root | not available | 175.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCANS | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| GUM | 0 | Root | 14700.0 | 70000.0 | -1.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEDERASAPONIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| HEDERASAPONIN-B | 0 | Leaf | 800.0 | 10000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEDERASAPONIN-B | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Root | 2.5 | 12.0 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOFRAXIDIN | 5 | Root | not available | 40.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOFRAXIDIN | 5 | Stem Bark | not available | 21.6 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOFRAXIDIN | 5 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOFRAXIDIN-7-O-ALPHA-L-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| ISOFRAXOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOPIMARA-9(11)-15-DIEN-19-OL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIGNANS | 10 | 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. |
| LIRIODENDRIN | 4 | Root | 116.6 | 2800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIRIODENDRIN | 4 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Root | 1050.0 | 5000.0 | 1.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiepitheleomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiescherichic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiestrogenic | 3 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antifatigue | 6 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antifeedant | 3 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Antifertility | 3 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antifibromyalgic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifibrositic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antifibrotic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiflu | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antifuruncular | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antigallstone | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigastritic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigastrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigenotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigingivitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiglaucomic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiglossitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiglycosuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |