Pharmacology of ginsenosides: a literature review

Pharmacology of ginsenosides: a literature review

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The therapeutic potential of ginseng has been studied extensively, and ginsenosides, the active components of ginseng, are shown to be involved in modulating multiple physiological activities. This article will review the structure, systemic transformation and bi...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wong Alice, Leung Kar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-06-01
Series:Chinese Medicine
Online Access:http://www.cmjournal.org/content/5/1/20
id doaj-68f15b71386342a49d7233fdd50d87dc
record_format Article
spelling doaj-68f15b71386342a49d7233fdd50d87dc2020-11-24T22:57:08ZengBMCChinese Medicine1749-85462010-06-01512010.1186/1749-8546-5-20Pharmacology of ginsenosides: a literature reviewWong AliceLeung Kar<p>Abstract</p> <p>The therapeutic potential of ginseng has been studied extensively, and ginsenosides, the active components of ginseng, are shown to be involved in modulating multiple physiological activities. This article will review the structure, systemic transformation and bioavailability of ginsenosides before illustration on how these molecules exert their functions via interactions with steroidal receptors. The multiple biological actions make ginsenosides as important resources for developing new modalities. Yet, low bioavailability of ginsenoside is one of the major hurdles needs to be overcome to advance its use in clinical settings.</p> http://www.cmjournal.org/content/5/1/20
collection DOAJ
language English
format Article
sources DOAJ
author Wong Alice
Leung Kar
spellingShingle Wong Alice
Leung Kar
Pharmacology of ginsenosides: a literature review
Chinese Medicine
author_facet Wong Alice
Leung Kar
author_sort Wong Alice
title Pharmacology of ginsenosides: a literature review
title_short Pharmacology of ginsenosides: a literature review
title_full Pharmacology of ginsenosides: a literature review
title_fullStr Pharmacology of ginsenosides: a literature review
title_full_unstemmed Pharmacology of ginsenosides: a literature review
title_sort pharmacology of ginsenosides: a literature review
publisher BMC
series Chinese Medicine
issn 1749-8546
publishDate 2010-06-01
description <p>Abstract</p> <p>The therapeutic potential of ginseng has been studied extensively, and ginsenosides, the active components of ginseng, are shown to be involved in modulating multiple physiological activities. This article will review the structure, systemic transformation and bioavailability of ginsenosides before illustration on how these molecules exert their functions via interactions with steroidal receptors. The multiple biological actions make ginsenosides as important resources for developing new modalities. Yet, low bioavailability of ginsenoside is one of the major hurdles needs to be overcome to advance its use in clinical settings.</p>
url http://www.cmjournal.org/content/5/1/20
work_keys_str_mv AT wongalice pharmacologyofginsenosidesaliteraturereview
AT leungkar pharmacologyofginsenosidesaliteraturereview
_version_ 1725651758867283968

Similar Items