BACKGROUND Ginseng is a commonly used herbal medicine worldwide. However, there is limited information regarding its effects on the developing embryo. METHODS The effect of ginsenoside on the developing embryo during the critical period of organogenesis was investigated using a whole rat embryo culture model. Embryos were exposed to various concentrations of ginsenoside Rb(1) and scored for g...

Ginsenoside Rh1 is one of major bioactive compounds extracted from red ginseng, which has been increasingly used for enhancing cognition and physical health worldwide. The objective of this study was to review the pharmacological effects of ginsenoside Rh1 in a systematic manner. We performed searches on eight electronic databases including MEDLINE (Pubmed), Scopus, Google Scholar, POPLINE, Glo...

UNLABELLED Therapeutic strategies for cancer treatment often remain challenging due to the cumulative risk derived from metastasis, which has been described as an aggressive state of cancer cell proliferation often resulting in failure of clinical therapy. In the current study, anti-metastatic properties of three chemotherapeutic drugs and three compounds from natural sources were investigated ...