Physicochemical and in vitro digestion characteristics of size-different red ginseng powders

Abstract

The aims of the present study were to prepare different-sized red ginseng powders and investigate the particle size effect on the release property of ginsenosides in in vitro digestion conditions. Ultrafine powder showed bimodal particle size distribution with a large peak at around 100 μm and small peak at around 10 μm, differently from fine powder showing unimodal distribution at 100 μm. The specific surface areas of fine- and ultrafine powders were 48.72 ± 6.41 and 86.74 ± 5.96 m/g, respectively. Time-dependent release property of the powders in the simulated gastrointestinal fluids was determined by quantifying ginsenoside Rg1 released. The initial and final concentrations of ginsenoside Rg1 released was higher in ultrafine powder than fine one. It is expected that particle size reduction and corresponding increase in the specific surface area have a potential to improve the release of ginsenosides in the gastrointestinal tract and enhance the chances to be absorbed in human body.

Effects of particle size reduction combined with β-cyclodextrin on the in vitro dissolution and in vivo relative bioavailability of ginsenosides in Panax ginseng

“…1d) showed that ginseng particles displayed various irregular shapes and a solid surface with slight cracks, which were characteristic of pulverized herb particles. 28…”

“…1d) showed that ginseng particles displayed various irregular shapes and a solid surface with slight cracks, which were characteristic of pulverized herb particles. 28 Agglomerations were evident in UGP, indicated by aggregates formed by smaller particles or debris adhered or overlapped to larger ones; the formed aggregates either existed independently or came close to each other to form bigger aggregates (arrows in Fig. 2a-1).…”

Comparison of different extraction methods of active ingredients of Chinese medicine and natural products

“…At present, the classical extraction methods of CM and natural products mainly include decoction [25,26], maceration [27][28][29], reflux [30,31], percolation [21], steam distillation [32] and sublimation [33,34]. With the development of modern separation science and equipment, some new technologies such as ultrasonic waveassisted extraction (UAE) [35][36][37][38], microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) [39][40][41][42], supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) [43][44][45][46][47], enzyme-assisted extraction (EAE) [48,23,49], membrane separation extraction (MSE) [50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57], ultrafine grinding technology (UGT) [58][59][60][61][62][63][64], microporous resin adsorption technology (MRAT) [65][66][67][68]…”

“…At present, the classical extraction methods of CM and natural products mainly include decoction [25, 26], maceration [27–29], reflux [30, 31], percolation [21], steam distillation [32] and sublimation [33, 34]. With the development of modern separation science and equipment, some new technologies such as ultrasonic wave‐assisted extraction (UAE) [35–38], microwave‐assisted extraction (MAE) [39–42], supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) [43–47], enzyme‐assisted extraction (EAE) [48, 23, 49], membrane separation extraction (MSE) [50–57], ultrafine grinding technology (UGT) [58–64], microporous resin adsorption technology (MRAT) [65–70], semi‐bionic extraction (SBE) [71, 72], immune selective extraction (ISE) [73–77], molecular‐distillation technology [78–82], molecularly‐imprinted polymer extraction (MIPE) [83–88], UPE [89–93], liquid chromatographic extraction (LCE) [94–99], solid‐phase extraction (SPE) [100–107], liquid–liquid extraction (LLE) [108–112], etc. have been given birth to.…”

“…This technology uses mechanical or hydrodynamic means to crush material particles to micrometers or even nanometers, significantly improving the specific surface area of the materials and thus significantly improving the extraction rate of the effective components. The wallbreaking rate of plant cells can reach more than 95% by this technique [58,59]. The dissolution and extraction rate of active ingredients of CM and natural products are directly related to the crushing degree, and the smaller the diameter of medicinal particles, the faster the dissolution rate [60][61][62][63].…”