Ihtraperitoneal administration of saponin preparation extracted from the roots of
Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer delete increased adrenal cyclic AMP in a dose dependent manner and increased
plasma 11–hydroxycorticosteroid in intact rats. In hypophysectomized rats, saponin
treatment did not increase adrenal cyclic AMP whereas corticotropin treatment did.
It was thereby concluded that ginseng saponin indirectly stimulated the adrenocortical
function in intact . rats.
Panax ginseng - Araliaceae - Saponin - Adrenal Gland - Cyclic AMP - Hypophysectomized
Rats - Plasma Corticosteroids
