Baranov A I
J Ethnopharmacol. 1982 Nov;6(3):339-53. doi: 10.1016/0378-8741(82)90055-1.
Soviet scholars were the first to establish the fact that many araliaceous plants are resistogens (adaptogens). In the early 1950's, Soviet researchers pioneered the study of ginseng, which is considered to be the primary resistogen, and some other plants of the "ginseng group". A sizable volume of literature was published as a result of their studies. This article reports the results of Soviet research on the ginseng group for the past three decades, traces the progress of Soviet resistogen studies, and examines their current status. Because of its rarity, ginseng was found to be impractical as a source of raw material for the mass production of medicines. Consequently, Soviet scholars shifted the focus of their research from studying ginseng to other members of the ginseng group in order to find suitable substitutes. Four resistogenic plants were identified, studied and finally introduced into therapeutic practice, between 1955 and 1964. Eleutherococcus or eleuthero ginseng is considered to be the most important of these substitutes.
苏联学者最先证实了许多五加科植物是抗应激原（适应原）这一事实。20世纪50年代初，苏联研究人员率先对被视为主要抗应激原的人参及“人参类”的其他一些植物展开研究。他们的研究成果发表了大量文献。本文报道了苏联过去三十年对人参类的研究结果，追溯了苏联抗应激原研究的进展，并审视了其当前状况。由于人参稀有，发现其作为大规模生产药物的原料来源并不实际。因此，苏联学者将研究重点从人参转向人参类的其他成员，以寻找合适的替代品。1955年至1964年间，确定、研究并最终将四种具有抗应激作用的植物引入治疗实践。刺五加或西伯利亚人参被认为是这些替代品中最重要的。
