Ginseng for Liver Injury: Friend or Foe?
Panax sp., including Panax ginseng Meyer, Panax quiquifolius L., or Panax notoginseng (Burk.) FH Chen, have been used as functional foods or for traditional Chinese medicine for diabetes, inflammation, stress, aging, hepatic injury, and cancer. In recent decades, a number of both in vitro and in viv...
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| description | Panax sp., including Panax ginseng Meyer, Panax quiquifolius L., or Panax notoginseng (Burk.) FH Chen, have been used as functional foods or for traditional Chinese medicine for diabetes, inflammation, stress, aging, hepatic injury, and cancer. In recent decades, a number of both in vitro and in vivo experiments as well as human studies have been conducted to investigate the efficacy and safety of various types of ginseng samples and their components. Of these, the hepatoprotective and hepatotoxic effects of ginseng and their ginsenosides and polysaccharides are reviewed and summarized. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3123f1fcf69146719f9f75f9fe901b212022-12-22T03:16:21ZengMDPI AGMedicines2305-63202016-12-01343310.3390/medicines3040033medicines3040033Ginseng for Liver Injury: Friend or Foe?Tae-Woo Kim0Graduate School of Medicine, School of Medicine, CHA University, Seongnam-shi, Gyunggi-do 13488, KoreaPanax sp., including Panax ginseng Meyer, Panax quiquifolius L., or Panax notoginseng (Burk.) FH Chen, have been used as functional foods or for traditional Chinese medicine for diabetes, inflammation, stress, aging, hepatic injury, and cancer. In recent decades, a number of both in vitro and in vivo experiments as well as human studies have been conducted to investigate the efficacy and safety of various types of ginseng samples and their components. Of these, the hepatoprotective and hepatotoxic effects of ginseng and their ginsenosides and polysaccharides are reviewed and summarized.http://www.mdpi.com/2305-6320/3/4/33ginsengPanax sp.hepatoprotectivehepatotoxic |
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| title | Ginseng for Liver Injury: Friend or Foe? |
| title_full | Ginseng for Liver Injury: Friend or Foe? |
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| title_short | Ginseng for Liver Injury: Friend or Foe? |
| title_sort | ginseng for liver injury friend or foe |
| topic | ginseng Panax sp. hepatoprotective hepatotoxic |
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