JeongUn Choi, Ju Hyun Nam, Weerawan Rod-In, Chaiwat Monmai, A-Yeong Jang, SangGuan You, Woo Jung Park
Korean ginseng ( Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer), a member of the Araliaceae family, is known as a traditional medicine plant to have a wide range of health properties. Polysaccharides constitute a major component of Korean ginseng, and its berries exhibit immune modulating properties. The purpose of this study was to investigate the immune effects of crude polysaccharide (GBPC) extracted from Korean ginseng berry on peritoneal macrophages in mice with cyclophosphamide (CY)- induced immunosuppression. BALB/c mice were divided into eight groups: normal control, normal control + CY, levamisole + CY, ginseng + CY, and four concentrations of 50, 100, 250, and 500 mg/kg BW/day of GBPC + CY...
March 30, 2023: Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology