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