Immunotropic and anti-tumor effects of plant adaptogens. I. Panax ginseng

Central-European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 207-211

  Skopińska Rózewska, Ewa ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Adaptogens; Immunity; Panax ginseng; Tumors

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; GELATINASE B; GEMCITABINE; GINSENG EXTRACT; GINSENOSIDE; GINSENOSIDE RG; GINSENOSIDE RG 1; GINSENOSIDE RG 3; GINSENOSIDE RG5; GINSENOSIDE RH 2; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; GLUCOSE; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; INFLUENZA VACCINE; PANAXYTRIOL; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM DERIVED FACTOR; PROTOPANAXADIOL; PROTOPANAXATRIOL; SAPOGENIN; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIANGIOGENIC ACTIVITY; ANTICOAGULATION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CANCER INHIBITION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; GINSENG; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLUENZA; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG CANCER; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OVARY CANCER; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 70350580590     PISSN: 14263912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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