Wild Ginseng Grows in Myanmar

Analysis of saponins of wild Panax ginseng.

Central Research Laboratories, Wakunaga Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a Shimokotachi 1624 Kohda-cho, Takata-gun, Hiroshima 729-64, Japan, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, b Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734, Japan, National Institute of Hygienic Sciences, Tsukuba Medicinal Plant Research Station, c Hachimandai, Yatabe-cho, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305, Japan, To...

Effective purification of ginsenosides from cultured wild ginseng roots,red ginseng, and white ginseng with macroporous resins.

This study was aimed (i) to develop an effective method for the purification of ginsenosides for industrial use and (ii) to compare the distribution of ginsenosides in cultured wild ginseng roots (adventitious root culture of Panax ginseng) with those of red ginseng (steamed ginseng) and white ginseng (air-dried ginseng). The crude extracts of cultured wild ginseng roots, red ginseng, and white...

Why Government Grows (and Grows) in a Democracy

Rift grows in GM debate

Although first generation genetically modified crops are now the norm in many parts of the world, researchers have failed to convince the public of their benefits and lack of environmental damage in other regions, including Europe. In spite of increasing hopes for the potential in GM crops, particularly in the wake of this year's hike in foodstuff prices, Britain's Prince Charles mounted a stro...

Plant regeneration of Korean wild ginseng (Panax ginseng Meyer) mutant lines induced by γ-irradiation (60Co) of adventitious roots

An efficient in vitro protocol has been established for somatic embryogenesis and plantlet conversion of Korean wild ginseng (Panax ginseng Meyer). Wild-type and mutant adventitious roots derived from the ginseng produced calluses on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 0.5 mg/L 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and 0.3 mg/L kinetin; 53.3% of the explants formed callus. Embryogenic ca...