モリナガ アキノリ
  森永 明倫
   所属   医学部 医学科(附属東洋医学研究所)
   職種   助教
論文種別 総説
言語種別 英語
査読の有無 査読なし
表題 A Role of Ginseng and Its Constituents in the Treatment of Central Nervous System Disorders.
掲載誌名 正式名:Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM
略  称:Evid Based Complement Alternat Med
ISSNコード:1741427X/1741427X
掲載区分国外
巻・号・頁 2016,pp.2614742
著者・共著者 Rokot Natasya Trivena, Kairupan Timothy Sean, Cheng Kai-Chun, Runtuwene Joshua, Kapantow Nova Hellen, Amitani Marie, Morinaga Akinori, Amitani Haruka, Asakawa Akihiro, Inui Akio
発行年月 2016
概要 Ginseng, a perennial plant belonging to the Panax genus of the Araliaceae family, has been used in China, Korea, and Japan as a traditional herbal medicine for thousands of years. Ginseng is recorded to have exhibited a wide variety of beneficial pharmacological effects and has become a popular and worldwide known health supplement and drug. The protective effects of ginseng on central nervous system are discussed in this review. Ginseng species and ginsenosides and their intestinal metabolism and bioavailability are concisely introduced. The molecular mechanisms of the effects of ginseng on central nervous system, mainly focused on the neuroprotection properties of ginseng, memory, and learning enhanced properties, and the effects on neurodegenerative disorders are presented. Thus, ginseng and its constituents are of potential merits in the treatment of cerebral disorders.
DOI 10.1155/2016/2614742
PMID 27630732