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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Panax ginseng (Araliaceae)

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Common name(s)
Jen Shen Chiu; Ren Shen; Jen Shen; Shen Ts'Ao; Shen Lu; Otane-Ninzin

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Anemia China *
Anodyne Russia *
Apertif China *
Aphrodisiac China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Aphrodisiac China Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Aphrodisiac China *
Asthma China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Cachexia China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cachexia China *
Cancer(Breast) China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Stomach) China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Stomach) China Yey, S.D.J. 1973. Anticancer Chinese Herbal Medicines. Maerican Journal of Chinese Medicine 1(2): 271-274.
Cardiotonic Elsewhere *
Cardiotonic Russia *
Cough China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Death China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Debility China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Debility China *
Diabetes Russia *
Diabetes Elsewhere *
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.