Medicines ginseng

Within this formula, Mantis Egg Cases supplement the kidneys and boost the essence, secure the floating and stop loss. Thus they are the sovereign medicinal in this formula. Dragon Bone restrains the heart spirit and astringes essence qi. Plastrum Testudinis boosts yin qi and supplements the heart and kidneys. These are the minister medicinals. Ginseng supplements the central qi, while Dang Gui nourishes heart blood. Spirit of Poria quiets the heart spirit. These are the assistant medicinals. Polygala and Acorns quiet the spirit and tranquilize the will or orientation (i.e., emotions). They also connect and free the flow between the heart and kidneys. 

See also Digitalis glycosides -i- Chinese herbal medicines , p.917 and Digitalis glycosides + Herbal medicines Ginseng , below for other herbals that can alTect the results of digoxin assays. 

Complementary and alternative medicine therapies, such as acupuncture, biofeedback, chiropractic manipulation, dietary supplements, herbal therapy, and homeopathic preparations, are used by individuals with allergic rhinitis.29,30 Use of bromelain, gingko, ginseng, licorice, quercetin, and Urtica dioica has been reported, but large-scale studies documenting efficacy are lacking.31,32 Caregivers should inquire routinely about patients use of alternative therapies and counsel patients about the lack of validated data to support such practices.12... 

Vuksan V, Sievenpiper JL, Koo YYY, Francis T, Beljan-Zdravkovic U, Xu Z and Yidgen E (2000). American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) reduces postprandial glycemia in nondiabetic subjects and subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Archives of Internal Medicine, 160, 1009-1013. 

KUSHIRO, T., SHIBUYA, M., EBIZUKA, Y., Molecular cloning of oxidosqualene cyclase cDNA from Panax ginseng The isogene that encodes P-amyrin synthase. In Towards Natural Medicine Research in the 21st Century, (H. Ageta, N. Aimi, Y. Ebizuka, T. Fujita and G. Honda, eds,), Elsevier Science, Amsterdam. 1998, pp. 421-427. 

Another popular herbal dietary supplement that has a long history of use for medicinal purposes is ginseng. Much like Echinacea, three primary species of ginseng exist for therapeutic consumption Panax ginseng (Asian ginseng), Panax notoginseng and Panax quinquefolius (American ginseng). These herbal varieties can be readily authenticated... 

FIGURE 1.1 Ginsenosides isolated from fresh and/or processed ginseng material (roots, leaves, fruits, flower buds), including medicinal preparations based on plant material from ginseng species. Ara(p) = a-L-arabinopyranosyl Ara(f) = a-L-arabinofuranosyl Glc = p-D-glucopyranosyl Rha = a-L-rhamnopyranosyl Xyl = / -D-xylopyranosyl Ac = acetyl. 

Kanaoka, M., Kato, H., Shimada, F., and Yano, S. (1992). Studies on the enzyme immunoassay of bio-acive constituents in oriental medicinal drugs. VI. Enzyme immunoassay of ginsenoside Rbj from Panax ginseng. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 40, 314-317. 

Nakamura, S., Sugimoto, S., Matsuda, H., and Yoshikawa, M. (2007b). Medicinal flowers. XVll. New dammarane-t rpe triterpene glycosides from flower buds of American ginseng, Panax quinqu oUum L. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 55,1342-1348. 

Panax ginseng is a perennial plant, growing 30-80 cm high. It has a round stem and bears terminal whorls of 5-8 palmate leaves (Gruenwald et al. 1998). The flowers have greenish-yellow corollas and grow in 1-3 umbels of 15-30 flowers. The fruit are red, pea-sized, and round. The rhizome is fusiform and is the principal part for medicinal interest. 

Zhang Y, Saito H, Nishiyama N, Abe K. (1994). Effects of DX-9386, a traditional Chinese medicinal prescription, on long-term potentiation in the dentate gyrus in rats. Biol Pharm Bull 17(10) 1337-40. Zhao R, McDaniel WF. (1998). Ginseng improves strategic learning by normal and brain-damaged rats. Neuroreport. 9(7) 1619-24. 

Small E, Catling PM (1999) Canadian medicinal crops. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, ON Fuzzati N et al (1999) Liquid chromatography-electrospray mass spectrometric identification of ginsenosides in Panax ginseng roots. J Chromatog A 854 69... 

Cultivated American ginseng (P. quinquefolius L., Araliaceae) is one of North America s most valuable medicinal crops, worth an estimated 100 million annually, and is also one of the top-selling dietary supplements in the United States [1, 2], Ontario has recently become the largest grower of American ginseng with over 5,000 acres in production [3], Ginseng is commercially important in Canada and the United States and great quantities are exported to Asian markets [3],... 

Small E, Catling PM (2003) Canadian medicinal plant biodiversity priority issues. In Amason JT (ed) Biodiversity and health focusing research to policy. NRC Research Press, Ottawa Ontario Ginseng Growers Association (2009) Ginseng Ontario. http //www. ginsengontario.com. Accessed 02 Sep 2009... 

Robbins CS, Comparative analysis of management regimes and medicinal plant trade monitoring mechanisms for American ginseng and goldenseal, Conserv Biol 14 1422-1434, 2000. 

Zgorka and Kawka [356] applied RP-HPLC both with UV detection and fluorometric detection in assessing the phenolic concentration in Eleutherocossus senticosus root preparation whose properties are considered similar to Ginseng. Amaral et al. [357] fnlly characterized the phenolic profile of walnut leaves extract, which is used as a folk medicine. Jnglone (5-hydroxy-l,4-naphtoqninone), which is characteristic of the fresh leaves, was fonnd in very low concentration, due to polymerization phenomena. Therefore, this componnd is nnsuitable for qnality control of this drng. 

Chemical and biochemical studies on antioxidant components of ginseng. Advances in Chinese medicinal materials research H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. W. Tso, and A. Koo (eds.). World Scientific Press Philadelphia, PA, 1984 pp. 485-498. 

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