期刊论文

Chen, Ping

英文

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

0378-8741

2015

166

79-85

10.1016/j.jep.2015.02.051

During this field investigation, we found that present distributions of P. japonicus and its varieties were much lower than old records and previous studies during 2004–2006 (Chen and Lin, 2006, Yan et al., 2006, Wu et al., 2007, Tang et al., 2007, Lin et al., 2007), suggesting that these species was at risk of becoming critically endangered. Wild plants of P. japonicus were only known to grow in the wild in 7 natural reserved areas of China: Qizimei Mountain of Hubei, Leigong Mountain of

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Ethnopharmacological relevance: Panax japonicus, the perennial herb in the Araliaceae family, was used as the natural medicinal herb by Chinese traditional doctors for more than thousand years. Its rhizome was mainly used as a tonic, anti-inflammatory and hemostatic agent in China. Most of the therapeutic effects of P. japonicus had been reported due to the presence of tetracyclic or pentacyclic triterpene saponins. Volatile oil, polysaccharides and amino acids had also been found in P. japonicus species and reported in the pharmacological functions. Aim of the study: A three-year survey was c...