| abstract |
The present invention relates to an anticancer composition comprising ginsenoside Rg 5 , which is one of the components of ginseng, as an active ingredient. Ginsenoside Rg 5 , the active ingredient of the composition according to the present invention, is present in the ginseng plants such as ginseng and white ginseng, and is present only in trace amounts in red ginseng, and the ginseng plant is 0.5 to 20 at a high temperature of 110 to 180 ° C. As a component whose content is significantly increased by heating for a time, it exhibits strong anticancer activity, particularly strong anticancer activity against liver cancer cells. |