[Advance of pharmacological study on ginsenoside Rb1].
Ginsenoside Rb1 is a representative component of panaxadiol saponins, which belongs to dammarane-type tritepenoid saponins and mainly exists in family araliaceae. It has been reported that ginsenoside Rb1 has diverse biological activities. In this paper, the research development in recent decade on its pharmacological effects of cardiovascular system, anti-senility, reversing multidrug resistance of tumor cells, adjuvant anti-cancer chemotherapy, promoting peripheral nerve regeneration, et al, are reviewed.
School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shengyang 110016, China.
Ji-ming
JM
Jia
Zong-quan
ZQ
Wang
Li-jun
LJ
Wu
Yi-ling
YL
Wu
D000375:Aging / Q000187:drug effects; D000818:Animals; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm / Q000187:drug effects; D036145:Ginsenosides / Q000378:metabolism / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D009416:Nerve Regeneration / Q000187:drug effects
D036145:Ginsenosides; C442759:ginsenoside Rb1