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SynthesisPhytochemistry2011

Ginsenosides from American ginseng: chemical and pharmacological diversity.

Lian-Wen Qi, Chong-Zhi Wang, Chun-Su Yuan

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Synthesis in Phytochemistry, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 139 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
139citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
13.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

139 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 395 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. BlackenedMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  14. American ginseng (Journal of ginseng research · 2026
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79 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lian-Wen QiTang Center for Herbal Medicine Research and Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, The Pritzker School of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. lqi@dacc.uchicago.edu
Chong-Zhi Wang
Chun-Su Yuan
University of Chicago · US

Funding

Center for Herbal Research on Colorectal CancerP01AT004418 · NCCIH · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI YUAN, CHUN-SU · 2008 to 2012
$5.9M
Chemoprevention of Active Scutellaria baicalensis Fraction on Colon CancerK01AT005362 · NCCIH · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI WANG, CHONG-ZHI · 2010 to 2014
$486k
HERB-INDUCED OXIDANT PRECONDITIONING IN CARDIOMYOCYTESR21AT003441 · NCCIH · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI SHAO, ZUO-HUI · 2009 to 2010
$427k
NCCIH NIH HHS AT003441NCCIH NIH HHS AT004418NCCIH NIH HHS AT005362NCCIH NIH HHS K01 AT005362NCCIH NIH HHS P01 AT004418NCCIH NIH HHS R21 AT003441
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ginseng occupies a prominent position in the list of best-selling natural products in the world. Compared to the long history of use and widespread research on Asian ginseng, the study of American ginseng is relatively limited. In the past decade, some promising advances have been achieved in understanding the chemistry, pharmacology and structure-function relationship of American ginseng. To date, there is no systematic review of American ginseng. In this review, the different structures of the ginsenosides in American ginseng are described, including naturally occurring compounds and those resulting from steaming or biotransformation. Preclinical and clinical studies published in the past decade are also discussed. Highlighted are the chemical and pharmacological diversity and potential structural-activity relationship of ginsenosides. The goal is that this article is a useful reference to chemists and biologists researching American ginseng, and will open the door to agents in drug discovery.

Indexed as

Biological ProductsGinsenosidesMolecular StructurePanaxBiological ProductsGinsenosides

Identifiers

PMID21396670
PMCPMC3103855
OpenAlexW2023339504

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