Journal of Pharmacopuncture (Mar 2010)

Component analysis of cultivated ginseng, cultivated wild ginseng, and wild ginseng and the change of ginsenoside components in the process of red ginseng

  • Jeong HS,
  • Lim CS,
  • Cha BC,
  • Choi SH,
  • Kwon KR

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2010.13.1.063
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 63 – 77

Abstract

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Objectives: The aim of this experiment is to provide an objective differentiation of cultivated ginseng, cultivated wild ginseng, and wild ginseng through component analysis, and to know the change of ginsenoside components in the process for making red ginseng. Methods: Comparative analysis of ginsenoside Rb1, Rb2, Rc, Rd, Re, Rf, Rg1, Rg3, Rh1 and Rh2 from the cultivated ginseng 4 and 6 years, cultivated wild ginseng, and wild ginseng were conducted using High Performance Liquid Chromatography(hereafter HPLC). And the same analyses were conducted in the process of red ginseng. Results: 1. For content comparison of ginsenoside Rb1, Rc, Rd, Rf, Rg1 and Rh1, wild ginseng showed high content, followed cultivated ginseng 4 and 6 years, cultivated wild ginseng showed low content than any other samples. 2. For content comparison of ginsenoside Rb2 and Re, cultivated ginseng 4 years showed high content, followed wild ginseng and cultivated ginseng 6 years, cultivated wild ginseng showed low content than any other samples. 3. For content comparison of ginsenoside Rg3, wild ginseng and cultivated wild ginseng were only showed low content. 4. For content comparison of ginsenoside Rh2, cultivated wild ginseng was only showed low content. 5. In the process of red ginseng, ginsenoside Rb1, Rb2, Rc, Rd, Rg3 and Rh1 were increased, and ginsenoside Re and Rg1 were decreased in cultivated wild ginseng. 6. In the process of red ginseng, ginsenoside Rg3 and Rh1 were increased, and ginsenoside Rb2, Rc, and Re were decreased in cultivated ginseng 4 years. 7. In the process of red ginseng, ginsenoside Rb1, Rb2, Rf and Rh1 were increased, and ginsenoside Rc and Rd were decreased in cultivated ginseng 6 years. Conclusions: Distribution of ginsenoside contents to the cultivated ginseng, cultivated wild ginseng, and wild ginseng was similar and was not showed special characteristics between samples. And the change of ginsenoside to the process of red ginseng, cultivated ginseng and cultivated wild ginseng were showed different aspect.

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