• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.538-543
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• 2020

Cardiovascular diseases are a rapidly growing epidemic with high morbidity and mortality. There is an urgent need to develop nutraceutical-based therapy with minimum side effects to reduce cardiovascular risk. Panax ginseng occupies a prominent status in herbal medicine for its various therapeutic effects against inflammation, allergy, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and even cancer, with positive, beneficial, and restorative effects. The active components found in most P. ginseng varieties are known to include ginsenosides, polysaccharides, peptides, alkaloids, polyacetylene, and phenolic compounds, which are considered to be the main pharmacologically active constituents in ginseng. P. ginseng is an adaptogen. That is, it supports living organisms to maintain optimal homeostasis by exerting effects that counteract physiological changes caused by physical, chemical, or biological stressors. P. ginseng possesses immunomodulatory (including both immunostimulatory and immunosuppressive), neuromodulatory, and cardioprotective effects; suppresses anxiety; and balances vascular tone. P. ginseng has an antihypertensive effect that has been explained by its vasorelaxant action, and paradoxically, it is also known to increase blood pressure by vasoconstriction and help maintain cardiovascular health. Here, we discuss the potential adaptogenic effects of P. ginseng on the cardiovascular system and outline a future research perspective in this area.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2003년도 춘계 학술발표대회
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• pp.65-66
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• 2003

Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer) is an representative medicinal herb. It is classified as an adaptogen, helping the body to adapt to stress, improving stamina and concentration, and providing a normalizing and restorative effect. However, cultivation and breeding of the plant is very difficult because it requires at least 4-year cultivation from seed germination to root harvest.(중략)

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.144-166
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• 2013

Actoprotectors are preparations that increase the mental performance and enhance body stability against physical loads without increasing oxygen consumption. Actoprotectors are regarded as a subclass of adaptogens that hold a significant capacity to increase physical performance. The focus of this article is studying adaptogen herbs of genus Panax (P. ginseng in particular) and their capabilities as actoprotectors. Some animal experiments and human studies about actoprotective properties of genus Panax attest that P. ginseng (administered as an extract) significantly increased the physical and intellectual work capacities, and the data provided suggests that ginseng is a natural source of actoprotectors. Preparations of ginseng can be regarded as potential actoprotectors which give way to further research of its influence on physical and mental work capacity, endurance and restoration after exhaustive physical loads while compared with reference actoprotectors.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.80-87
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• 1983

In an endeavour to elucidate effects of ginseng on some characteristics of enzymes, malate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.37) was chosen as a model enzyme and effects of ginseng saponin on the enzyme such as optimum pH, product inhibition, optimum temperature and the activity was investigated. The product inhibition by NADH-a reaction product of the enzyme-was increased 33% by 0.3% ginseng saponin. And the optimum pH of the enzyme was 8.3 but in the presence of 0.3% ginseng saponin it increased to 8.5. The enzyme activity and the optimum temperature was not affected by ginseng saponin in the concentration of 1.0% and 0.3%, respectively. In this work, the possibility of contribution of ginseng saponin to the adaptogen activity is suggested; Potentiation of the regulatory activity of an enzyme may contribute to the normalization of the physiological state and consequently may increase the nonspecific resistance of an organism.

• 인삼문화
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• 제2권
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• pp.39-70
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• 2020

본고에서는 유래가 다른 상고사서의 상호 해석과 검증을 통하여, 위서(僞書)로 의심 받아 왔던 『부도지』, 『환단고기』, 『규원사화』의 기록이 논리적으로 실제 기록일 수 있음을 입증하였고, 『사기』 및 『열자』의 중국사서에도 등장하는 전설적인 '불로장생약'의 실체가 고려 인삼임을 밝혔다. 나아가 핵심 서적인 『부도지』의 인류이동 설명에 부합하는 Y 염색체 인류이동 지도를 참조하여, 각 인류 집단의 생활상을 기반으로 사상체질의 형성과 동남아인에 대한 고려인삼 열감문제의 기원이, 역사적 또는 과학적 관점에서 PPT유형 진세노사이드로 인한 체질문제로 추정하였다. 이 문제의 해결이 홍삼제조시의 PPT유형에 비하여 상대적으로 높은 함량의 PPD유형 진세노사이드 생산으로 해결되며, 또한 홍삼제조시 홍삼다당체의 함량 증가로, 홍삼다당체, PPD유형 진세노사이드, 원래 고려인삼에 다량 포함된 아르기닌에 의하여, 신체 내 '열충격단백질'의 발현이 증가되는 방법임을 설명함으로써, 고려 홍삼의 '아답토젠' 또는 '장생불사약'으로서의 효능을 과학적으로 해석할 수 있는 이론을 제시하였다. 마지막으로 미국삼(서양삼)과 고려인삼의 생육환경에 대한 고찰을 통하여, 그 차이점을 제시하였다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.79-90
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• 1974

In 24 men and 12 women recovery of heart rate after strenuous exercise was observed before and after administration of total ginseng glycosides. In men 100 mg of ginseng glycosides were given twice with a 3 hour interval on the day of treadmill test and in women two more administrations of ginseng glycosides were added on the day before the exercise test. The action of ginseng glycosides was interpreted as an adaptogen, i.e., to enhance the recovery to the physiological equilibrium from the displace4 state. Recovery of heart rate to the pre-exercise state was observed for 20 minutes after strenuous exercise of 2 minutes duration on a treadmill (8 km/hr, 15% grade). In men the recovery of heart rate was enhanced$(P<.2{\sim}.4)$ after ginseng glycosides administration. In women the acceleration of recovery heart rate was highly significant $(P<.01{\sim}.05)$ after ginseng glycosides administration. In men and women recovery heart rate at 3 minute of recovery period after ginseng glycosides equaled to the value at 6 minute of recovery period before ginseng administration.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2000

Ginseng (the root of Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer, Araliaceae) has been used for traditional medicine in China, Korea, Japan and other Asian countries. It is most often used as a general tonic, and it involves a wide range of pharmacological actions, such as antiaging, adaptogen-like effect to foreign deleterious infringement, immunoenhancement, antistress, antitumor, and antioxidant actions. Red ginseng showed anticarcinogenic activity against various chemical carcinogens in mouse and cancer-preventive effect of human being as on mice in experimental and epidemiological studies. In the present study, we have found the protective properties of red ginseng against vinyl carbamate (VC) which is the proximate carcinogen of ethyl carbamate and its ultimate carcinogenic epoxides. Red ginseng exhibited dose-dependent inhibition on the mutagenci activities of boty VC in the presence of S9 mix and vinyl carbamate epoxide (VCO) without metabolic activation in Salmonella typhimurium TA1535. Formation of DNA adducts from VCO was also attenuated in the presence of red ginseng. Oral administration of red ginseng prior to the topical application of each of the above carcinogens and TPA treatment resulted in significant reduction in both incidence and multiplicity of skin tumors in mice. These results indicate that red ginseng possesses a strong chemopreventive effect against mouse skin carcinogenesis induced by VC or VCO.

• 셀메드
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.1.1-1.13
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• 2015

Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) is an important Rasayana herb and widely considered as Indian ginseng in Ayurveda. In traditional system of Indian medicine, it is used as tonic to rejuvenate the body and increase longevity. In Ayurvedic preparations, various parts of the plant have been used to treat variety of ailments that affect the human health. However, dried roots of the plant are widely used for the treatment of nervous and sexual disorders. The major active chemical constituents of this plant are withanolides, which is responsible for its wide range of biological activities. Since the beginning of the $20^{th}$ century, a significant amount of research has been done and efforts are ongoing to further explore other bioactive constituents, and many pharmacological studies have been carried out to describe their disease preventing mechanisms. In this chapter, we have reviewed the chemistry and pharmacological basis of W. somnifera in various human ailments.

• 셀메드
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.15.1-15.14
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• 2014

Andrographis paniculata (Burm. F.) Wall. Ex Nees (Family: Anthaceae) is a traditionally known Ayurvedic medicinal plant. Several well-controlled clinical trials conducted during recent years have consistently reconfirmed that Andrographis paniculata extracts are effective in suppressing cardinal symptoms of diverse inflammatory and infectious diseases. Despite extensive efforts though, many questions concerning bioactive constituents of such extracts and their modes of actions still remain unanswered. Amongst diverse diterpene lactones isolated to date from such extracts, andrographolide is often considered to be the major, representative, or bioactive secondary metabolite of the plant. Therefore, it has attracted considerable attention of several drug discovery laboratories as a lead molecule potentially useful for identifying structurally and functionally novel drug. Critical analysis of available preclinical and clinical information on Andrographis paniculata extracts and pure andrographolide strongly suggest that they are pharmacologically polyvalent and that they possess adaptogenic properties. Aim of this communication is to summarize and critically analyze such data, and to point out some possibilities for more rationally exploiting their adaptogenic properties for discovering novel therapeutic leads, or for obtaining pharmacologically better standardized phyto-pharmaceuticals.

• 고려인삼학회:학술대회논문집
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• 고려인삼학회 1984년도 학술대회지
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• pp.225-232
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• 1984

인삼은 외적 유해인자에 대한 비특이적 생체 저항력을 증진시켜주며 물리적, 화학적, 생물학적인 외적 변화에 대해 adaptogen으로서 작용한다. 인삼은 말초혈액 림파구에 의한 면역 인터페론 합성을 촉진시키며, 바이러스에 감염된 흰쥐에 대해 치료효과가 뚜렷하다. 인삼을 Semliki forest virus(SFV) 감염전후 계속 경구투여하면 $34{\~}40\%$의 보호 효과가 있었다. 인삼투여로 세포의 항체생성능이 증가되었으며, sheep의 적혈구 세포에 대한 혈행항체의 역가가 증진되었다. 또한 SFV 항원에 대한 면역성도 높아졌으며, N.K. 세포의 활성도도 크게 증가되었다. Aspergillus Ochraceus ATCC 28706 균주에서 추출한 6-MFA는 인터페론 유도물질 (inducer)로서 잘 알려져 있으며 두 종류의 인터페론, 즉 산성 용액에서 안정한 인터페론과 불안정한 인터페론을 유도시킨다. 인삼은 이들 두 종류의 인터페론 생성을 모두 증진시킨다. 동물실험 결과 6-MFA를 단독 처리하면 SFV 감염에 의해 낮은 보호작용을 보이나, 인삼투여를 병용하면 SFV 감염을 $100{\%}$ 완전히 방지할 수 있었다.