Ginseng Eleutherococcus

Eleutherococcus ginseng is not used traditionally in the U.K., although it has been used for many years in the former Soviet Union. Similar to Pan ax ginseng, E. ginseng is claimed to be an adaptogen in that it increases the body s resistance to stress increases general vitality. 

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Non-Panax "ginseng Species Siberian ginseng Eleutherococcus senticosus... 

Digoxin Eleuthero or Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticocus) Raises digoxin concentrations Patients exhibit unchanged ECG despite digoxin concentration of 5 x 2 nM/1. 

Eschbach LC, Webster MJ, Boyd JC, McArthur PD, Evetovich TK. The effect of Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus Senticosus) on substrate utilization and performance during prolonged cycling. J Sports Nutr Exer Metab 2000 10 444-451. 

Atropa belladonna) leaves or roots. The so-called Hairy-baby syndrome , which was believed to have been caused by the use of Siberian Ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus) during pregnancy, turned out to be due to the substitution of Silk Vine (Periploca) for the Siberian Ginseng. Microscopy would have shown this adulteration as it would have shown up the more recent adulteration of Plantain (Planta o) by Dijyitalis lanata (woolly foxglove) in a diet product. 

Eleutherans A, B,C,D, E,F and G Eleutherococcus senticosus Maxini/Araliaceae Roots When aqueous extract of the crude drug shigoka (Siberian ginseng) Eleutherococcus senticosus Maxim, was administered i.p. to mice, plasma sugar level diminished remarkably. Isolated eleutherans showed marked hypoglycemic effect in normal and alloxan-diabetic mice [83],... 

Brekhman, LI. 1963. Comparative data on pharmacological effect of ginseng, Eleutherococcus, Echinapanax and Aralia roots [in Russian]. Materials to the studies of ginseng and other therapeutical medicines cf the Far East 5 219-227. Cited in Farnsworth, N., et al. 1985. Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus). In Wagner, H., et al., eds. Economic and medicinal plant research, Volume 1, pp. 155-215. London Academic Press. 

Donovan, J.L., C. Lindsay DeVane, K.D. Chavin, R.M. Taylor, and J.S. Markowitz. 2003. Siberian ginseng Eleutherococcus senticosus) effects on CYP2D6 and CYP3A4 activity in normal volunteers. Drug Metab. Disposition 31(5) 519-522. 

Farnsworth, N.R., D.A. Kinghom, D.D. Soejarto, and D.P Waller. 1985. Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus) Current status as an adaptogen. Econ. Med. Plant Res. 1 155-215. 

Siberian ginseng Eleutherococcus senticosus) is also frequently found in the market. However, Siberian ginseng is only distantly related to the Panax family and can be considered as an entirely different plant. It contains a different set of active components that leads to distinct biological activities. Therefore, Siberian ginseng is now more commonly known as Eleuthero to avoid confusion. 

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