DEFINITION

Eleuthero Root and Rhizome is the dried rhizome with roots of Eleutherococcus senticosus (Rupr. & Maxim.) Maxim. (Fam. Araliaceae) [syn. Acanthopanax senticosus (Rupr. & Maxim.) Harms]. It contains NLT 0.08% of phenylpropanoid glucosides as the sum of eleutheroside B (C₁₇H₂₄O₉), also referred to as syringin, and eleutheroside E (C₃₄H₄₆O₁₈), also referred to as syringaresinol diglucoside, calculated on the dried basis.