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. 2011 Nov;35(4):389-98.
doi: 10.5142/jgr.2011.35.4.389.

Trends in ginseng research in 2010

Si-Kwan Kim  1 , Jeong Hill Park
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Trends in ginseng research in 2010

Si-Kwan Kim et al. J Ginseng Res. 2011 Nov.

Abstract

A total of 470 papers directly related to research on the Panax species were retrieved by performing internet searches with the keywords Panax and ginseng as the search terms. The publications were categorized as follows: 399 research articles, 30 reviews, 30 meeting abstracts, 7 proceedings, and 4 letters. The majority of these publications were published by scientists from Korea (35.7%), China (32.3%), and the USA (11.3%). Scientists from a total of 29 nations were actively involved in conducting ginseng research. A total of 43.6% of the publications were categorized as pharmacodynamic studies. The effects of ginseng on cerebrovascular function and cancer were the two most common topics considered in the pharmacodynamic studies. More than half of the ginseng studies assessed the use of P. ginseng. A total of 23 countries participated in studies specifically related to P. ginseng, and more than 80% of these studies originated from Korea and China. A total of 50 topics within the pharmacodynamics category were examined in association with the use of P. ginseng.

Keywords: 2010; Country of origin of research publications; Major research categories; Pharmacodynamics; Trends in ginseng research.

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