Ginseng (the root of Panax ginseng
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aceae) is frequently used in Asian countries as a traditional medicine. The major components of ginseng are ginsenosides. These ginsenosides have been reported to show various biological activities including antiinflammatory activity and antitumor effects. The pharmacological actions of these ginsenosides have been explained by the biotransformation of ginsenosides by human intestinal bacteria. Transformed 20-O-b-D-glucopyranosyl-20(S)-protopanaxadiol (IH-901, compound K) from ginsenosides Rb1, Rb2 and Rc induces an antimetastatic or anticarcinogenic effect. 12—14)
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