Ginseng Family

American ginseng (P. quinqmfolius L.) is a native North American member of the Araliaceae, a family whose more than 800 species are found mostly in the tropics... 

This is the first attempt to examine family-held ginseng landraces that have been in cultivation for several decades. Clearly, there is evidence of variation between these landraces. Although HPLC-DAD analysis clearly quantified ginsenoside levels and showed variability, it did not present unique characteristics that would rapidly identify each landrace. Currenfiy, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) methods are... 

The ginseng root is among the most important medicines used in traditional Chinese medicine. Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer, family Araliaceae, has been used in China for more than 2000 years to combat psychophysical tiredness and asthenia. The earliest known mention of ginseng in Europe goes back to 1711 when a Jesuit, Father Jartoux,1 who worked in Chinese missions, sent a letter to the general procurator in Paris, describing this plant, which... 

Folklore Siberian ginseng was brought to prominence when Russian researchers were investigating Panax ginseng and looked at other plants in the same family to see whether they had similar properties. Several Eleutherococcus species have been used in Chinese medicine for 2000 years (Bown, 2003 Graenwald et al, 2002 Shealy, 1998 Tierra, 1998 Yeung, 1983). 

English ivy and others are cultivated as ornamentals some are used as medicine (the traditional Chinese drug ginseng belongs in this family). 

In contrast to the other members of the PDE family, PDE1 is unique in its ability to interact with calmodulin. As would be expected therefore, this interaction can also be the target of potential inhibitors. This appears to be so for some natural-product inhibitors of PDE1 isolated from ginseng root. The ginsenosides Rb, Rc, and Re are moderately active (5-15 pM) steroidal inhibitors of CaM PDE isolated... 

Ginseng is the root of 2 plants of the same family (oriental, Panax ginseng Siberian, Eleutherococcus senticosis) and contains a range of biologically active substances (ginsenosides). 

The genera in the family of Araliaceae (Table 1) include aralia, ginseng, and ivy. 

Kiefer D and Pantuso T (2003) Panax ginseng. American Family Physician 68(8) 1539-1542. 

Ginseng root consists of the dried roots of Panaxginseng C A.Meyer, family Araliaceae. Ginseng root is prodnced by cnltivation, principally in Korea, bnt also in China and Far Eastern Russia, the plants taking 4—6 years to reach maturity. Two commercial forms are available white Ginseng, the dried root (frequently with the onter skin peeled off) and... 

American ginseng (Panax qidnquefolius, family Araliaceae)... 

Cerebral arteritis was reported in a woman taking an alcoholic extract of ginseng (Ryu and Chien 1995). A transient stroke secondary to a hypertensive crisis was reported in a woman taking Asian ginseng (Martinez-Mir et al. 2004). Hypertension was reported in a man with a family history of hypertension taking "a variety of ginseng products" (species unspecified) (Hammond and Whitworth 1981). 

Ginseng is a herbaceous perennial plant in the Araliaceae family, which has been used for thousands of years to cure or prevent a large number of ailments. One of its most... 

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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