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Pharmacological potential of ginseng and its major component ginsenosides

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Ginseng could be a valuable resource for future drug development; however, further higher quality evidence is required as it may have drug interactions although the available evidence suggests it is a relatively safe product.
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This article is published in Journal of Ginseng Research.The article was published on 2021-03-01 and is currently open access. It has received 185 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Ginseng.

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Bioactive Compounds in Anti-Diabetic Plants: From Herbal Medicine to Modern Drug Discovery

TL;DR: Traditional medicine performed a good clinical practice and is showing a bright future in the therapy of diabetes mellitus, and some new bioactive drugs isolated from plants showed antidiabetic activity with more efficacy than oral hypoglycemic agents used in clinical therapy.
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Anticancer Activities of Ginsenosides, the Main Active Components of Ginseng.

TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors reviewed and discussed all available literature in order to facilitate further research of ginsenosides in this manuscript and concluded that ginseng can work synergistically with already existing cancer therapies.
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Glycogen-based pH and redox sensitive nanoparticles with ginsenoside Rh2 for effective treatment of ulcerative colitis

TL;DR: In vitro tests showed that Rh2 NPs could effectively internalize and release Rh2 into RAW264, and protect cells from apoptosis (p), and exhibited typical pH and redox dual response release behaviour as well as the excellent in vivo safety.
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Ginsenoside CK induces apoptosis of human cervical cancer HeLa cells by regulating autophagy and endoplasmic reticulum stress

TL;DR: Ginsenoside CK (GCK) has been studied for its anti-cancer activity in cervical cancer (CC) HeLa cells as discussed by the authors, which showed that GCK inhibited the proliferation of cervical cancer cells and caused alteration in cell morphology with an IC50 of 45.95 μM.
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What are the potential uses of ginseng leaves?

The potential uses of ginseng leaves include improving immunity, energy and sexuality, combating cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, and neurological diseases.