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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELEUTHEROSIDE-I | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROSIDE-J | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROSIDE-K | 0 | Leaf | not available | 3000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROSIDE-K | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROSIDE-K | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROSIDE-L | 0 | Leaf | not available | 6000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROSIDE-L | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROSIDE-L | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROSIDE-M | 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. |
| ELEUTHEROSIDES | 6 | Root | 6000.0 | 9000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROSIDES | 6 | Stem | 6000.0 | 15000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Fruit | not available | 5000.0 | -0.72 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| EO | 0 | Leaf | not available | 3100.0 | -0.74 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| EO | 0 | Root | not available | 8000.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Stem | not available | 2600.0 | -0.36 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FALCARINDIOL | 13 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Root | 4830.0 | 23000.0 | 0.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(CRUDE) | 0 | Root | not available | 100000.0 | -0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(DIETARY) | 0 | Root | not available | 360000.0 | -0.42 | 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 * |