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Analysis of Ginsenoside Composition of Woods-grown Ginseng Roots

  • Han, Sung-Tai (Department of Biotechnology, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Shin, Cha-Gyun (Department of Biotechnology, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Yang, Byung-Wook (Department of Biotechnology, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Hahm, Young-Tae (Department of Biotechnology, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Sohn, Uy-Dong (College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Im, Byung-Ok (Korea Ginseng Institute, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Cho, Soon-Hyun (Korea Ginseng Institute, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Lee, Boo-Yong (Graduate School of Complementary Alternative Medicine, Pochon CHA University) ;
  • Ko, Sung-Kwon (Department of Oriental Medical Food and Nutrition, Semyung University)
  • Published : 2007.04.30
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Abstract

The objective of this research is to provide basic information necessary to differentiate between ginseng (Panax ginseng) grown in woods environments and cultivated ginseng. The ginseng saponin (ginsenoside) contents of Korean woods-grown, 4 year-old cultivated, and 6 year-old cultivated ginsengs were determined via HPLC analysis. The total saponins in the woods-grown ginseng (0.648%) were approximately twice that of the 4 year-old cultivated (0.270%) and the 6 year-old cultivated ginsengs (0.280%). The protopanaxadiols (PD)/protopanaxatriols (PT) ratio of the woods-grown ginseng (3.258%) was higher than that of the 4 year-old cultivated (2.456%) and the 6 year-old cultivated ginsengs (2.183%). The $Rb_1/Rg_1$ ratio of the woods-grown ginseng (10.225%) was also higher than those of the 4 year-old cultivated (3.514%) and the 6 year-old cultivated ginsengs (4.865%).

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