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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antihypertensive | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperthyroid | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypoglycemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiichythyotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiimpotence | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinfarctal | 1 | Soumyanath, A. Ed. 2006. Traditional Medicines for Modern Times - Antidiabetic Plants. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. Boca Raton, FL. 314 pp. |
| Antiinfective | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinfertility | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiinsomniac | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiinsomnic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiischaemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiischemic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antikeratitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeshan | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiketotic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antilactobacillic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiLegionella | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilepric | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antileukemic | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |