Abstract:
:Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng) and American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) are the two most recognized ginseng botanicals. It is believed that the ginseng saponins called ginsenosides are the major active constituents in both ginsengs. Although American ginseng is not as extensively studied as Asian ginseng, it is one of the best selling herbs in the U.S., and has garnered increasing attention from scientists in recent years. In this article, after a brief introduction of the distribution and cultivation of American ginseng, we discuss chemical analysis of saponins from these two ginsengs, i.e., their similarities and differences. Subsequently, we review pharmacological effects of the saponins, including the effects on the cardiovascular system, immune system, and central nervous system as well as the antidiabetes and anti-cancer effects. These investigations were mainly derived from American ginseng studies. We also discuss evidence suggesting that chemical modifications of ginseng saponins would be a valuable approach to develop novel compounds in drug discovery.
journal_name
J Ginseng Resjournal_title
Journal of ginseng researchauthors
Yuan CS,Wang CZ,Wicks SM,Qi LWdoi
10.5142/jgr.2010.34.3.160subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2010-09-01 00:00:00pages
160-7issue
3eissn
1226-8453issn
2093-4947journal_volume
34pub_type
杂志文章abstract:Background:The antioxidant effects of Panax ginseng have been reported in several articles; however, little is known about the antimelanogenesis effect, skin-protective effect, and cellular mechanism of Panax ginseng, especially of P. ginseng calyx. To understand how an ethanol extract of P. ginseng berry calyx (Pg-C-E...
journal_title:Journal of ginseng research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jgr.2018.02.007
更新日期:2018-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::We previously reported that in vitro anti-platelet activity of tissue-cultured mountain ginseng (TCMG) ethanol extracts show improved efficacy when compared with commercial ginseng products such as Korean red ginseng and Panax ginseng. However, information on the anti-platelet activity of the ethyl acetate fraction fr...
journal_title:Journal of ginseng research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5142/jgr.2011.35.4.442
更新日期:2011-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Ocotillol-type saponins are one kind of tetracyclic triterpenoids, sharing a tetrahydrofuran ring. Natural ocotillol-type saponins have been discovered in Panax quinquefolius L., Panax japonicus, Hana mina, and Vietnamese ginseng. In recent years, the semisynthesis of 20(S/R)-ocotillol-type saponins has been reported....
journal_title:Journal of ginseng research
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.jgr.2017.01.001
更新日期:2017-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Panax ginseng has been used as Korean medicine for various diseases. It has antioxidant, hypotensive, sedative, analgesic, and endocrine activities. Dammarane-type triterpenes from the plant have various beneficial effects. METHODS:A dammarane-type triterpene saponin was isolated from P. ginseng root throug...
journal_title:Journal of ginseng research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jgr.2016.10.002
更新日期:2017-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:Background:Ginsenosides are known as the principal pharmacological active constituents in Panax medicinal plants such as Asian ginseng, American ginseng, and Notoginseng. Some ginsenosides, especially the 20(R) isomers, are found in trace amounts in natural sources and are difficult to chemically synthesize. The presen...
journal_title:Journal of ginseng research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jgr.2017.09.005
更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Ginsenosides are the major effective ingredients responsible for the pharmacological effects of ginseng. Malonyl ginsenosides are natural ginsenosides that contain a malonyl group attached to a glucose unit of the corresponding neutral ginsenosides. METHODS:Medium-pressure liquid chromatography and semiprep...
journal_title:Journal of ginseng research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jgr.2015.08.003
更新日期:2016-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::The transformation of ginsenoside Rb1 into a specific minor ginsenoside using Aspergillus niger KCCM 11239, as well as the identification of the transformed products and the pathway via thin layer chromatography and high performance liquid chromatography were evaluated to develop a new biologically active material. Th...
journal_title:Journal of ginseng research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jgr.2013.11.008
更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:Background:Panax ginseng is one of the most commonly used medicinal herbs worldwide for a variety of therapeutic properties including neurocognitive effects. Ginsenoside Rg1 is one of the most abundant active chemical constituents of this herb with known neuroprotective, anxiolytic, and cognition improving effects. Me...
journal_title:Journal of ginseng research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jgr.2017.03.010
更新日期:2018-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Chronic liver disease, one of the most common diseases, typically arises from nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, alcoholic liver disease, chronic viral hepatitis, or hepatocellular carcinoma. Therefore, there is a pressing need for improved treatment strategies. Korean Red Ginseng has been known to have positive effect...
journal_title:Journal of ginseng research
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.jgr.2016.11.004
更新日期:2017-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Steaming of ginseng is known to change its chemical composition and biological activity. This study was carried out to investigate the effect of different steaming time-scales on chemical constituents and antiproliferative activity of Vietnamese ginseng (VG). METHODS:VG was steamed at 105°C for 2-20 h. Its ...
journal_title:Journal of ginseng research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jgr.2015.01.006
更新日期:2015-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:Background:Recently, we identified a novel ginseng-derived lysophosphatidic acid receptor ligand, called gintonin. We showed that gintonin induces [Ca2+]i transient-mediated morphological changes, proliferation, and migration in cells expressing lysophosphatidic acid receptors and that oral administration of gintonin e...
journal_title:Journal of ginseng research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jgr.2016.12.007
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Our results suggested that thermal stress can lead to activation of hippocampal cell damage and reduction of memory-associated molecules in HT22 cells. These findings also provide a part of molecular rationale for the role of ginsenoside Rg5 as a potent cognitive impairment preventive compound in blocking the initiati...
journal_title:Journal of ginseng research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jgr.2017.02.002
更新日期:2018-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Identifying suitable site for growing mountain-cultivated ginseng is a concern for ginseng producers. This study was conducted to evaluate the soil properties of cultivation sites for mountain-cultivated ginseng in Hamyang-gun, which is one of the most well-known areas for mountain-cultivated ginseng in Kore...
journal_title:Journal of ginseng research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jgr.2014.06.004
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Ginseng is one of the most widely used herbal medicines and is reported to have a wide range of therapeutic and pharmacological applications. Ginseng may also be potentially valuable in treating cardiovascular diseases. Research concerning cardiovascular disease is focusing on purified individual ginsenoside constitue...
journal_title:Journal of ginseng research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5142/jgr.2012.36.1.16
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Identification of the origins of Panax ginseng has been issued in Korea scientifically and economically. We describe a metabolomics approach used for discrimination and prediction of ginseng roots from different origins in Korea. The fresh ginseng roots from six ginseng cooperative associations (Gangwon, Gaeseong, Pun...
journal_title:Journal of ginseng research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5142/jgr.2013.37.341
更新日期:2013-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::In this study, photosynthetic parameters such as the net photosynthesis rate, stomatal conductance, intercellular CO2 concentration, and transpiration rate were examined in selected ginseng varieties and/or lines that are resistant (Yunpoong, HTIR 1, HTIR 2, and HTIR 3) and susceptible (Chunpoong) to high temperature ...
journal_title:Journal of ginseng research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5142/jgr.2012.36.4.461
更新日期:2012-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:Background:The root and rhizome are historically and officially utilized medicinal parts of Panax notoginseng (PN) (Burk.) F. H. Chen, which in raw and steamed forms are used differently in practice. Methods:To investigate the differences in chemical composition and bioactivities of PN root and rhizome between raw and...
journal_title:Journal of ginseng research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jgr.2017.11.004
更新日期:2019-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:Background:Panax ginseng Meyer has been used as a nourishing edible herb in East Asia for thousands of years. 25-OH-PPT was first discovered as a natural rare triterpenoid saponin in ginseng stems and leaves by our group. Research found that it showed strong inhibitory effects on α-glucosidase and protein tyrosine phos...
journal_title:Journal of ginseng research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jgr.2019.11.002
更新日期:2021-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::An light-emitting diode (LED)-based light source was used as a monochromatic light source to determine the responses of raw ginseng roots (Panax ginseng Meyer) to specific emission spectra with respect to the production of ginsenosides. The ginsenoside content in the ginseng roots changed in response to the LED light ...
journal_title:Journal of ginseng research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5142/jgr.2012.36.2.198
更新日期:2012-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:Background:The circadian rhythm is the internal clock that controls sleep-wake cycles, metabolism, cognition, and several processes in the body, and its disruption has been associated with aging. The differentiated embryo chondrocyte (Dec) gene is related to circadian rhythm. To our knowledge, there are no reports of t...
journal_title:Journal of ginseng research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jgr.2020.09.003
更新日期:2021-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Jilin Province is one of the principal production bases of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in China with its typical preponderance in TCM resources, research and development power, and industrialization capacity. The province has 2,790 species of TCM materials in total. Over 20% of the TCM materials in common use a...
journal_title:Journal of ginseng research
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.jgr.2014.05.007
更新日期:2014-10-15 00:00:00
abstract::This study compared the contents of ginsenosides depending on steaming conditions of red ginsengs to provide basic information for developing functional foods using red ginsengs. The red ginseng steamed eight times at 98℃ ranked atop the amounts of prosapogenins ever detected in red ginsengs (ginsenoside Rg2, Rg3, Rg5...
journal_title:Journal of ginseng research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5142/jgr.2012.36.1.102
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Blind and excessive application of fertilizers was found during the cultivation of Panax notoginseng in fields, as well as increase in root rot disease incidence. METHODS:Both "3414" application and orthogonal test designs were performed at Shilin county, Yunnan province, China, for NPK (nitrogen, phosphoru...
journal_title:Journal of ginseng research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jgr.2015.04.003
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The current typical drying methods for red ginseng are sun drying and hot-air drying. The purpose of this study was to investigate drying characteristics of red ginseng by using far-infrared drying. METHODS:The far-infrared drying tests on red ginseng were conducted at two drying stages: (1) high temperatur...
journal_title:Journal of ginseng research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jgr.2015.04.001
更新日期:2015-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:Background:Ginsenoside Rg3, a derivative of steroidal saponins abundant in ginseng, has a range of effects on cancer cells, including anti-cell proliferation and anti-inflammation activity. Here, we investigate two long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), STXBP5-AS1 and RFX3-AS1, which are hypomethylated and hypermethylated in t...
journal_title:Journal of ginseng research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jgr.2019.02.004
更新日期:2019-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:Background:Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng) plays an anti-inflammatory role in a variety of inflammatory diseases such as gastritis, hepatitis, and colitis. However, inflammation-regulatory activity of the calyx of the P. ginseng berry has not been thoroughly evaluated. To understand whether the calyx portion of the P. g...
journal_title:Journal of ginseng research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jgr.2017.06.003
更新日期:2018-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Panax ginseng is a traditional herb used for medicinal purposes in eastern Asia. P. ginseng contains various ginsenosides with pharmacological effects. In this study, floralginsenoside A (FGA), ginsenoside Rd (GRD), and ginsenoside Re (GRE) were purified from P. ginseng berry. METHODS:Chemical structures of...
journal_title:Journal of ginseng research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jgr.2017.03.005
更新日期:2017-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Abnormal changes in skin color induce significant cosmetic problems and affect quality of life. There are two groups of abnormal change in skin color; hyperpigmentation and hypopigmentation. Hyperpigmentation, darkening skin color by excessive pigmentation, is a major concern for Asian people with yellow-brown skin. A...
journal_title:Journal of ginseng research
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.jgr.2014.10.006
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:Background:Cytochrome P450 enzymes catalyze a wide range of reactions in plant metabolism. Besides their physiological functions on primary and secondary metabolites, P450s are also involved in herbicide detoxification via hydroxylation or dealkylation. Ginseng as a perennial plant offers more sustainable solutions to ...
journal_title:Journal of ginseng research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jgr.2019.04.005
更新日期:2019-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Ginsenoside (ginseng saponin), the principal component of ginseng, is responsible for the pharmacological and biological activities of ginseng. We isolated lactic acid bacteria from Kimchi using esculin agar, to produce β-glucosidase. We focused on the bio-transformation of ginsenoside. Phylogenetic analysis was perfo...
journal_title:Journal of ginseng research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.5142/jgr.2012.36.3.291
更新日期:2012-07-01 00:00:00