title: Comparison of Ginsenoside Contents in Different Parts of Korean Ginseng (Panax ginsengC.A. Meyer).
abstract: The present study was conducted to investigate the ginsenoside profiles of the main root, root hair, and leaf of ginseng in order to demonstrate their possible application in medicine. The total ginsenoside content of the leaf was up to 12 times than that in the main root, and the content of protopanaxadiol groups was higher than that of protopanaxatriol groups in all the samples. The leaf was shown to contain high amounts of ginsenosides Rb3 and Rh1, whereas the main root contained large amounts of ginsenosides Rb1 and Rc. Moreover, Rb2, Rb3, and Rg1 were only detected in the root hair, leaf, and main root, respectively. The ginsenoside Re content ofPanax ginsengleaf and root hair was 2.6~4 times higher than that of the main root. Therefore, the results indicate that the ginsenoside content ofPanax ginsengis higher in the leaf and root hair, and lower in the main root.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food, Nutrition and Biotechnology, Kyungnam University, Gyeongnam 51767, Korea.
authors.forename: Ok-Ju
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Department of Food, Nutrition and Biotechnology, Kyungnam University, Gyeongnam 51767, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji-Sang
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Panax ginseng; different parts; ginsenosides