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Araliaceae

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Definition: The ginseng plant family of the order Apiales, subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida. Leaves are generally alternate, large, and compound. Flowers are five-parted and arranged in compound flat-topped umbels. The fruit is a berry or (rarely) a drupe (a one-seeded fruit). It is well known for plant preparations used as adaptogens (immune support and anti-fatigue).  prefer specific plant; coord with specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATION or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (   
Examples Acanthopanax; Aralia; Eleutherococcus; Hedera; Kalopanax; Oplopanax; Panax 		Other names Umbrella Trees; Trees, Umbrella; Tree, Umbrella; Scheffleras; Polyscia; Cussonias; Polyscias; Umbrella Tree; Schefflera; Cussonia
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
ciwujianoside C1  114906-73-9   *Saponins Oleanolic Acid/*analogs & derivatives Araliaceae. J Pharm Sci 1992 Jul;81(7):661-2
ciwujianoside D1  114912-35-5   *Saponins Oleanolic Acid/*analogs & derivatives Araliaceae. J Pharm Sci 1992 Jul;81(7):661-2
cussonoside B  30688-36-9 Olean-12-en-28-oic acid, 3-hydroxy-, O-6-deoxy-alpha-L-mannopyranosyl-(1-4)-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester, (3beta)  *Saponins Oleanolic Acid/*analogs & derivatives Araliaceae. Planta Med 1986;(2):80
cussonoside A  57539-70-5 Olean-12-en-28-oic acid, 3,23-dihydroxy-, O-6-deoxy-alpha-L-mannopyranosyl-(1-4)-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester, (3beta,4alpha)  Oleanolic Acid/*analogs & derivatives Araliaceae. Planta Med 1986;(2):80
falcarindiol  55297-87-5 (9E)-heptadeca-1,9-dien-4,6-diyne-3,8-diol  *Fatty Alcohols *Diynes Araliaceae. Planta Med 1982;44(3):129
falcarinol  21852-80-2 1,9-heptadecadiene-4,6-diyn-3-ol  *Fatty Alcohols *Diynes Plant Extracts Toxins, Biological Apiaceae Araliaceae. J Agric Food Chem 26(6):1390;1978; J Chromatogr 161:271;1978; Yakugaku Zasshi 1981;101(12):1113

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