Biological activities and distribution of plant saponins

SG Sparg, ME Light, J Van Staden - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2004 - Elsevier
Plant saponins are widely distributed amongst plants and have a wide range of biological
properties. The more recent investigations and findings into their biological activities were …

Cancer prevention and therapeutics: Panax ginseng.

S Helms - Alternative Medicine Review, 2004 - search.ebscohost.com
Panax ginseng has been used as a medicinal plant in China for thousands of years. Current
use in Western countries has been diverse, with focused research on cancer therapeutics. P …

In vitro anti-cancer activity and structure–activity relationships of natural products isolated from fruits of Panax ginseng

W Wang, Y Zhao, ER Rayburn, DL Hill, H Wang… - Cancer chemotherapy …, 2007 - Springer
Purpose Panax ginseng and its extracts have long been used for medical purposes; there is
increasing interest in developing ginseng products as cancer preventive or therapeutic …

Current evaluation of the millennium phytomedicine-ginseng (I): etymology, pharmacognosy, phytochemistry, market and regulations

L Jia, Y Zhao - Current medicinal chemistry, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
The dawning of this millennium broke new ground in life science and technology, presented
us genomic and proteomic revolution, nanotechnology innovation, and high performance …

Current evaluation of the millennium phytomedicine-ginseng (II): Collected chemical entities, modern pharmacology, and clinical applications emanated from …

L Jia, Y Zhao, XJ Liang - Current medicinal chemistry, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
This review, a sequel to part 1 in the series, collects about 107 chemical entities separated
from the roots, leaves and flower buds of Panax ginseng, quinquefolius and notoginseng …

Efficacy and safety of ginseng

DD Kitts, C Hu - Public health nutrition, 2000 - cambridge.org
Ginseng (Panax ginseng, CA Meyer) has been a popular herbal remedy used in eastern
Asian cultures for thousands of years. In North America, the ginseng species indigenous to …

[图书][B] Botanical medicines: the desk reference for major herbal supplements

DJ McKenna, K Jones, K Hughes, VM Tyler - 2012 - books.google.com
Answer patients' questions about botanical supplements quickly and easily! This informative
book is a compendium of detailed scientific research on 34 of the most popular dietary …

Antitumor activity of a novel ginseng saponin metabolite in human pulmonary adenocarcinoma cells resistant to cisplatin

SJ Lee, JH Sung, SJ Lee, CK Moon, BH Lee - Cancer Letters, 1999 - Elsevier
The in vitro antitumor activity of a novel ginseng saponin metabolite, 20-O-β-d-
glucopyranosyl-20 (S)-protopanaxadiol (IH-901), was examined against four human cancer …

Effect of compound K, a metabolite of ginseng saponin, combined with γ-ray radiation in human lung cancer cells in vitro and in vivo

S Chae, KA Kang, WY Chang, MJ Kim… - Journal of agricultural …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Pretreatment of NCI-H460 human lung cancer cells with compound K produced by intestinal
bacteria enhances γ-ray radiation-induced cell death. Increases in apoptosis induced by …

Induction of apoptosis by a novel intestinal metabolite of ginseng saponin via cytochrome c-mediated activation of caspase-3 protease

SJ Lee, WG Ko, JH Kim, JH Sung, SJ Lee… - Biochemical …, 2000 - Elsevier
Ginseng saponins exert various important pharmacological effects with regard to the control
of many diseases including cancer. The novel intestinal bacterial metabolites of ginseng …