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Nat Prod Sci.  2019 Mar;25(1):1-10. 10.20307/nps.2019.25.1.1.

The Comparison of Seasonal Ginsenoside Composition Contents in Korean Wild Simulated Ginseng (Panax ginseng) which were Cultivated in Different Areas and Various Ages

Affiliations
  • 1Leaders in INdustry-university Cooperation+ (LINC+), Semyung University, Jecheon 27136, Korea.
  • 2The Department of Oriental Medical Food & Nutrition, Semyung University, Jecheon 27136, Korea. skko@semyung.ac.kr
  • 3Korea Forestry Promotion Institute, Seoul 07570, Korea.
  • 4College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University, Chunchon 24341, Korea. kimhc@kangwon.ac.kr

Abstract

The ginsenoside content was compared with wild simulated ginseng (Panax ginseng) collected every season at 11 wild simulated ginseng plantations in Korea. As a result, the total saponin of 7 years old wild simulated ginseng showed the highest content of 4.5% in spring sampling wild simulated ginseng, 2.0% in summer sampling wild simulated ginseng, 1.2% in winter sampling wild simulated ginseng and 1.0% in autumn sampling wild simulated ginseng. And also, the total saponin of 10 years old wild simulated ginseng showed the highest content of 3.9% in spring sampling wild simulated ginseng, summer sampling wild simulated ginseng (1.8%), winter sampling wild simulated ginseng (1.6%) and autumn sampling wild simulated ginseng (0.6%). Therefore, the total saponin of spring sampling wild simulated ginseng was about 4.5 - 6.5 times higher than that of autumn sampling wild simulated ginseng regardless of cultivation period.

Keyword

Ginsenoside; Wild simulated ginseng; Panax ginseng; Season; Spring sampling; Autumn sampling

MeSH Terms

Korea
Panax*
Saponins
Seasons*
Saponins
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