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ArticleJournal of ginseng research2017

Ginseng essence, a medicinal and edible herbal formulation, ameliorates carbon tetrachloride-induced oxidative stress and liver injury in rats.

Kuan-Hung Lu, Ching-Yi Weng, Wei-Cheng Chen, Lee-Yan Sheen

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Article in Journal of ginseng research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kuan-Hung LuInstitute of Food Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ching-Yi WengInstitute of Food Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Wei-Cheng ChenInstitute of Food Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Lee-Yan SheenInstitute of Food Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
National Taiwan University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGinseng essence (GE) is a formulation comprising four medicinal and edible herbs including ginseng (

methodsWe treated Wistar rats daily with low, medium, and high [0.625 g/kg body weight (bw), 1.25 g/kg bw, and 3.125 g/kg bw, respectively] doses of GE for 9 wk. After the 1

resultsSerum biochemical analysis indicated that GE ameliorated the elevation of aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase and albumin decline in CCl

conclusionThese findings demonstrate that GE improves CCl

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carbon tetrachlorideginseng essenceginsenosidehepatoprotectionoxidative stress

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PMCPMC5489754
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