Conservation and Restoration Strategy for Wild Forest Ginseng {Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer)

摘要

Korean wild ginseng, Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer, is widely distributed from Korean Peninsula through Manchuria to Russia Far East. It is generally believed that ginsenosides of ginseng, tetracyclic triterpenoids, are mainly responsible for the pharmacological activities of ginseng. Ginsenosides have been shown to exert many pharmacological effects, including immune system modulation, anti-stress activities, anti-hyperglycemic activities, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anticancer effects.