A Systematic Quantitative Analysis of the Literature of the High Variability in Ginseng (Panax spp.) [2]

Diabetes Care

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 839-840

  Sievenpiper, John L ^a,c   Arnason, John T ^b   Vidgen, Edward ^c   Leiter, Lawrence A ^a,c   Vuksan, Vladimir ^a,c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GINSENG EXTRACT; GINSENOSIDE; PROTOPANAXADIOL; PROTOPANAXATRIOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; GINSENG; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; LETTER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 1442275290     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.27.3.839-a     Document Type: Letter

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5. Sievenpiper JL, Arnason JT, Leiter LA, Vuksan V: Differential effects of American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.): a batch of American ginseng with depressed ginsenoside profile does not affect postprandial glycemia. Eur J Clin Nur 57:243-248, 2003
6. Sievenpiper JL, Arnason JT, Leiter LA, Vuksan V: Decreasing, null, and increasing effects of eight common types of ginseng on postprandial glycemic indices in healthy humans: the role of ginsenosides. J Am Coll Nutr. In press
7. Sievenpiper JL, Arnason JT, Leiter LA, Vuksan V: Null and opposing effects of Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer) on glycemia: results of two acute dose escalation studies. J Am Coll Nutr 22:524-532, 2003