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Plant Eleutherococcus senticosus (Araliaceae)

Common Names
Eleuthero Ginseng; Siberian Ginseng; Spiny Ginseng; Wu jia; Ci wu jia (Pinyin)
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-LIRIODENDRIN 0 Stem Bark not available 60.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-MEDIORESINOL-DI-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Stem Bark not available 1.2 not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-PINORESINOL-DI-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Stem Bark not available 2.3 not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-PINORESINOL-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Stem Bark not available 8.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-SYRINGARESINOL-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Stem Bark not available 8.8 not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-SESAMIN 0 Root not available 230.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1,5-DI-O-CAFFEOYLQUINIC-ACID 0 Root not available 26.6 not available Duke, 1992 *
2,6-DIMETHOXY-P-BENZOQUINONE 3 Stem Bark not available 5.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
3,4-DIHYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID 3 Bark not available 313.3 not available Duke, 1992 *
3,4-DIHYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID 3 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL-(1,2)-ALPHA-ARABINOPYRANOSYL-OLEANOLIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available 100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ACANTHOSIDE-D 1 Root not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALPHA-GLUCOSE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-MALTOSE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AMYGDALIN 8 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARIENSIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root 42.0 200.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Root 12600.0 60000.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CALYCANTHOSIDE 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.
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antigonadotropic 2 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antigout 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihangover 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antihemolytic 2 Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994.
Antihemorrhagic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatoadenomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatotoxic 9 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiherpetic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiherpetic? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihiccup 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihistaminic 6 Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV 6 Kashiwada, Y., et. al. 1998. Anti-AIDS Agents. 30. Anti-HIV Activity of Oleanolic Acid, Pomolic Acid, and Structurally Related Triterpenoids. J. Nat. Prod., 61 (9): 1090-1095.
Antihyperactivity 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antihypercholesterolemic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihyperkeratotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperkinetic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihyperlipidemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperlipoproteinaemic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.