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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIEDELIN | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALACTOSE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSYL-ISOFRAXIDIN | 0 | Root | not available | 175.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLYCANS | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Abstract (See species file) |
| GUM | 0 | Root | 14700.0 | 70000.0 | -1.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEDERASAPONIN | 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. |
| HEDERASAPONIN-B | 0 | Leaf | 800.0 | 10000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEDERASAPONIN-B | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Root | 2.5 | 12.0 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOFRAXIDIN | 5 | Root | not available | 40.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOFRAXIDIN | 5 | Stem Bark | not available | 21.6 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOFRAXIDIN | 5 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOFRAXIDIN-7-O-ALPHA-L-GLUCOSIDE | 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. |
| ISOFRAXOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOPIMARA-9(11)-15-DIEN-19-OL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIGNANS | 10 | 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. |
| LIRIODENDRIN | 4 | Root | 116.6 | 2800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIRIODENDRIN | 4 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Root | 1050.0 | 5000.0 | 1.30 | 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 * |