New achievements in ginseng research and its future prospects

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 403-408

  Chu, Shi Feng ^a   Zhang, Jun Tian ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Neural plasticity; Neurogenesis; Nootropics; Panax ginseng; Panax quiquefolium; Signaling pathway

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AGLYCONE PROTOPANAXADIOL; GINSENG EXTRACT; GINSENOSIDE; GINSENOSIDE RB 1; GINSENOSIDE RB 2; GINSENOSIDE RC; GINSENOSIDE RD; GINSENOSIDE RE; GINSENOSIDE RG 1; GINSENOSIDE RG 2; GINSENOSIDE RG 3; GINSENOSIDE RH 2; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PANAX QUIQUEFOLIUM EXTRACT; PROTOPANAXADIOL; PROTOPANAXATRIOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGING; ANGIOGENESIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BREAST ADENOMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEGLYCOSYLATION; DIABETES CONTROL; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG STRUCTURE; GINSENG; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE TUMOR; ISCHEMIA; LEARNING; LIVER CANCER; MEMORY; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PANAX QUIQUEFOLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; COGNITION; GINSENOSIDES; HUMANS; LEARNING; MEMORY; MICE; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PANAX; RATS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 73849150347     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11655-009-0403-6     Document Type: Review

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