What's the difference between ginseng and guarana?
Ginseng
Definition:
(n.) A plant of the genus Aralia, the root of which is highly valued as a medicine among the Chinese. The Chinese plant (Aralia Schinseng) has become so rare that the American (A. quinquefolia) has largely taken its place, and its root is now an article of export from America to China. The root, when dry, is of a yellowish white color, with a sweetness in the taste somewhat resembling that of licorice, combined with a slight aromatic bitterness.
Example Sentences:
(1) Five dogs were anesthetized without the administration of ginseng.
(2) In this paper, the authors report the therapeutic effects of Ginseng-Aconitum-Bupleurum (GAB) injection on septic shock complicated with DIC induced by intravenous injection of live E. Coli in dogs.
(3) Besides Panax ginseng and Schefflera arboricola, this is the third species of the Araliaceae in which these polyacetylenic sensitizers have been found.
(4) The three potent anti-complementary polysaccharides, GL-PI, GL-PII, and GL-PIV, isolated from the leaves of Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer, were subjected to base-catalysed beta-elimination in the presence of sodium borodeuteride or enzymic digestion with endo-alpha-D-(1----4)-polygalacturonase.
(5) Ginsenosides, the saponins of ginseng, are bioactive ingredients which exert many beneficial effects.
(6) Of the 905 cases 562 (62%) had a history of ginseng intake compared to 674 of the 905 controls (75%) a statistically significant difference (p less than 0.01).
(7) The yield and contents of ginsenoside of American ginseng in this soilless substrate are a little higher than those in ordinary soil.
(8) This method also yields good results in determining the total saponins in P. ginseng ora solution.
(9) A preparation containing a standardized ginseng extract which has been shown to exert anti-hepatotoxic activity in vitro, combined with trace elements and multi-vitamins was compared to placebo in 24 elderly out-patients with toxin-induced (alcohol and drugs) chronic liver disease in order to evaluate its effect on liver function.
(10) The mathematical model of dry-loss weight of American ginseng during processing is given in this article.
(11) Forty-two recipes are selected from Pen-ts'oa kang-mu and translated into English for the first time to show the various ways by which ginseng is used in traditional Chinese medicine.
(12) We discuss a patient who developed symptoms of asthma after exposure to Pfaffia paniculata root powder used in the manufacturing of Brazil ginseng capsules.
(13) Thus ginseng saponin would be a kind of stressful agent and have different features associated with the stimulation of the pituitary-adrenocortical system from several other chemical agents.
(14) However, ginseng did cause an exaggeration of the behavioural responses to mild stress.
(15) The effect of treatment of rats with ginsenosides (extracted from Panax ginseng) on transport of p-aminohippurate (PAH) in renal cortical slices was studied for an in vitro reflection of PAH secretion in the proximal tubules in the kidney.
(16) Studies on the effect of ginseng saponins on the development of tolerance to morphine have been carried out using isolated preparations of guinea-pig ileum (GPI) and mouse vas deferens (MVD).
(17) White Americans, however, largely disregarded the herbal root medicinal qualities in favor of the lucrative economic gains available from the export of ginseng to supply the Chinese market.
(18) Fifty percent ethanol extracts of both cultured and cultivated ginsengs reduced gastric secretion and acid output in pylorus-ligated rats.
(19) The paper reports a survey of the chemical constituents of Panax ginseng, emphasizing ginseng saponin, polysaccharide, essential oil, and polypeptide, with 30 references.
(20) Water-soluble and alkaline-soluble crude polysaccharides which were separated from the roots or leaves of Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer, were compared for their anti-ulcer activity.
Guarana
Definition:
(n.) A preparation from the seeds of Paullinia sorbilis, a woody climber of Brazil, used in making an astringent drink, and also in the cure of headache.
Example Sentences:
(1) A reversed-phase high-performance liquid-chromatographic method for the determination of caffeine and theophylline in commercial guarana samples (drug obtained from the seeds of Paulinia cupana Kunth, Sapindaceae of the Amazon Region) and in Cola spp.
(2) Furthermore the quantitative determination of caffeine and theophylline in five samples of Brasilian guarana, in two samples of dietetic products containing guarana, in two samples of Cola extract and in three of Cola seed powder are reported.
(3) The rate of absorption of caffeine across rat intestine using the everted gut was also compared for a guarana suspension and a solution containing an equivalent amount of caffeine.
(4) These results show that the release and uptake of caffeine from guarana is the same as for preparations containing free caffeine.
(5) Energy drinks also include other ingredients such as guarana, taurine and B vitamins, which the WHO researchers say require further investigation, including into their interaction with caffeine.
(6) They mix it up with guarana syrup and banana, either served as a juice or as a thick smoothie with granola on top.
(7) The rate of release of caffeine from capsules of guarana was compared with that from capsules containing an equivalent amount of caffeine using the British Pharmacopoeia dissolution test apparatus.
(8) Guarana and kola nut enjoy great popularity in their native lands because they are also rich in caffeine, which serves as a stimulant.