Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory and Antithrombotic Effects of Ginsenoside Compound K Enriched Extract Derived from Ginseng Sprouts

Tags

Top Highlights

• Treatment of CKE was considered to reduce blood coagulation, because a significant increase or increased tendency of bleeding time, and a tendency to increase bleeding volume were observed compared to the control group.

• More studies on the application and efficacies are required for the wide use of ginseng sprouts because ginseng sprouts are used mainly as decorative foods in restaurants or personal favorite foods rather than medicinal vegetables in the market.

• Leaves of ginseng sprouts showed the highest phenolic compound content, about 5 times higher than that of stems and 4.3 times higher than roots of ginseng sprouts

• Leaves of ginseng sprouts showed the highest saponin content, about 7.2 times higher than that of stems and 2.8 times higher than roots of ginseng sprouts.

• prevent or treat inflammation and blood coagulation.

• It was reported that the ginseng leaves contained much higher ginsenoside content compared to ginseng roots [24,25], but they are limited in their use because ordinary ginseng is harvested 1–2 times a year in general. On the other hand, ginseng sprouts, with a higher ginsenoside content than ginseng roots, can be cultivated and harvested year-round

• Changes in ginsenoside content depending on growth period and harvest time were investigated in different parts of ginseng sprouts