Pharmacology of Ginsenosides: a Literature Review

Overview

Journal Chin Med

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialty Biomedical Engineering

Date 2010 Jun 12

PMID 20537195

Citations 205

Authors

Kar Wah Leung

Alice Sze-Tsai Wong

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Abstract

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.

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