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Journal of Medicinal Plants Research OPEN ACCESS Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 25 May 2019 ISSN 1996-0875 DOI: 10.5897/JMPR www.academicjournals.org About JMPR The Journal of Medicinal Plants Research (JMPR) provides researchers, students and academicians an avenue to present their findings on the value of medicinal plants, indigenous medications, ethnobotany and ethnomedicine, herbal medicines and the cultivation of aromatic and medicinal plants. The journal will consider for publication original research, reviews and meta-reviews, and short communication on areas covering nutraceuticals, drug discovery and development, pharmacopoeia, traditional medicine, monographs, and natural products research. 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Contact Editorial Office: [email protected] Help Desk: [email protected] Website: http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/JMPR Submit manuscript online http://ms.academicjournals.org Academic Journals 73023 Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria ICEA Building, 17th Floor, Kenyatta Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya Editor-in-chief Prof. Akah Peter Achunike Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria. Associate Editors Dr. Luís Cláudio Nascimento da Silva Dr. Isiaka A. Ogunwande Post-graduation program of Microbial Biology. Department of Chemistry CEUMA University Lagos State University Rua Josué Montello, nº 1, Renascença II Ojo, São Luís - MA, CEP 65.075-120 Nigeria. Dr. Bachir Raho Ghalem Dr. Pramod V Pattar Biology Department Department of Botany University of Mascara Davangere University Algeria. Karnataka, India. Dr. Parichat Phumkhachorn Dr. Anthoney Swamy Department of Biological Science, Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science, School of Science and Technology Ubon Ratchathani University, University of Eastern Africa Ubon Ratchathani 34190, Baraton, Thailand. Kenya. Dr. Arvind K Tomer Dr. Foluso Oluwagbemiga Osunsanmi Department of Chemistry Department of Agricultural Science, University of Phagwara University of Zululand, Punjab South Africa. India Associate Editors Dr. Shikha Thakur Dr. Naira Pelógia Deptartment of Microbiology, Institute of Basic Sciences, Sai Institute of Paramedical and Allied Sciences, Taubaté University, India. Brazil Dr. Ravichandran Veerasamy Dr. Bellamkonda Ramesh Faculty of Pharmacy Department of Food Technology, AIMST University Vikrama Simhapuri University, Semeling, India Malaysia. Table of Content A review of Ginseng species in different regions as a multipurpose herb in traditional Chinese medicine, modern herbology and pharmacological science 213 Mohamad Hesam Shahrajabian, Wenli Sun and Qi Cheng In vitro anti-inflammatory activity of ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) rhizome, callus and callus treated with some elicitors Ammar Mohammed Ahmed Ali, Mawahib ElAmin Mohamed El-Nour, Owais 227 Mohammad and Sakina Mohamed Yagi Antihistaminic action of Melaleuca armillaris ointment Kassandra Elfrida Pauliello, Diba Maria Sebba Tosta Souza, Marcos Mesquita Filho, Manoel Araújo Teixeira and Adriana 236 Rodrigues dos Anjos Mendonça Vol. 13(10), pp. 213-226, 25 May, 2019 DOI: 10.5897/JMPR2019.6731 Article Number: F890F8B61044 ISSN 1996-0875 Copyright © 2019 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article Journal of Medicinal Plants Research http://www.academicjournals.org/JMPR Full Length Research Paper A review of Ginseng species in different regions as a multipurpose herb in traditional Chinese medicine, modern herbology and pharmacological science Mohamad Hesam Shahrajabian1,2, Wenli Sun1,2 and Qi Cheng1,2* 1Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China. 2Nitrogen Fixation Laboratory, Qi Institute, Building C4, No.555 Chuangye, Jiaxing 314000, Zhejiang, China. Received 5 Jan, 2019; Accepted 30 April, 2019 Ginseng is the most famous of the Chinese herbs throughout the world, and has been one of the most valued herb in China. Traditional Chinese medicine as an essential element of alternative and complementary
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