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 |
---|---|---|
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. |