Abstract
Rats were treated with ginsenoside-Rb1 or -Rc, purified saponins from Ginseng, given intraperitoneally at a dose of 5mg per 100g body weight, and the incorporation of 14C-amino acids or of 14C-fatty acids was studied with adipose, intestine, liver, kidney, spleen and serum. The stimulation in protein synthesis by the ginsenoside was observed in the intestine and the liver, and that in lipid metabolism was detected in adipose tissue as well as intestine and liver. These three organs are assumed to be target organs of the ginsenoside, and the latter two to be probable sites for apolipoprotein synthesis.
