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 |
---|---|---|
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 * |