Abstract:To study the effect of electron beam irradiation on the anti-tumor effect of ginseng . Ginseng C.A. mayer of Changbai Mountain were irradiated by electron beam, and the content of ginsenoside were measured, the inhibitory action on Hek-293, HCT-116, Hela and HepG2 cells were investigated; the anti-tumor effect in vivo, the content of MDA, the activity of SOD and the level of T-AOC were also measured. The results show that irradiation can increase the content of ginsenoside, and the changes of Rg3 content were obvious; the inhibition efficiency of ginseng extractive from 30 kGy irradiated to HCT-116, Hela, HepG2 is 75.63%, 85.33%, 84.87% respectively in vitro, which are higher than unirradiated ginseng significantly (p<0.05). In vivo experiment, the weight of tumor of irradiated ginseng groups are lower than that of unirradiated ginseng groups, and the irradiated ginseng can improve the anti-tumor capability through improving the body anti-oxidant capability of bearing tumor mice, and then it .This experiment provides a new thought for the ginseng anti-tumor research.