Improvement of Ginseng by In Vitro Culture

Uchendu, Esther E.; Shukla, Mukund R.; Reed, Barbara M.; Brown, Daniel C.; Saxena, Praveen K.

doi:10.1016/b978-0-08-088504-9.00251-8

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“…Panax species, commonly referred as ginseng, which belong to the Araliaceae family, are slow-growing perennial herbal medicines with adaptive properties [1]. The word 'Panax' comes from the Greek word 'pan' (all) and 'zxos' (treatment of medicine), which means cure-all [2].…”

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In Vitro Cultivation and Ginsenosides Accumulation in Panax ginseng: A Review

Xu,

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Mathiyalagan

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The use of in vitro tissue culture for herbal medicines has been recognized as a valuable source of botanical secondary metabolites. The tissue culture of ginseng species is used in the production of bioactive compounds such as phenolics, polysaccharides, and especially ginsenosides, which are utilized in the food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries. This review paper focuses on the in vitro culture of Panax ginseng and accumulation of ginsenosides. In vitro culture has been applied to study organogenesis and biomass culture, and is involved in direct organogenesis for rooting and shooting from explants and in indirect morphogenesis for somatic embryogenesis via the callus, which is a mass of disorganized cells. Biomass production was conducted with different types of tissue cultures, such as adventitious roots, cell suspension, and hairy roots, and subsequently on a large scale in a bioreactor. This review provides the cumulative knowledge of biotechnological methods to increase the ginsenoside resources of P. ginseng. In addition, ginsenosides are summarized at enhanced levels of activity and content with elicitor treatment, together with perspectives of new breeding tools which can be developed in P. ginseng in the future.

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confidence: 99%