Ginsenoside-Rg1 does not mitigate the effects of thimerosal on the central nervous system of the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis

It is well known that certain forms of organic mercury (such as methylmercury) are neurotoxic. In a previous study, we found that the concentration levels at which Thimerosal, an ethylmercury-based preservative found in vaccines, showed neurotoxic effects after soaking for 15 minutes was 100 μM. In this study, we tested the same molar concentration of Thimerosal in the presence of the neuroprotective compound Ginsenoside Rg-1 (Panax ginseng). We found no significant mitigation of the effects of Thimerosal on neuronal function.