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

 Panax quinquefolius (Araliaceae)

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Common name(s)
American Ginseng, Ginseng
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 1,3-DIMETHYL-ACRYLIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- *
0 1,9-CIS-HEPTADECADIENE-1,6-DIYN-3-OL Plant -- -- -- *
0 1,9-CIS-HEPTADECADIENE-4,6-DIYN-3-OL Plant -- -- -- *
0 1-2-9-10-DIEPOXY-3-OXO-HEPTADECA-4-6-DIYNE Root -- 1.7 -- *
0 1-HEPTADECAENE-4,6-DIYN-3,8,10-TRIOL Plant -- -- -- *
0 1-HEPTADECAENE-4,6-DIYN-3,8-DIOL Plant -- -- -- *
0 1-HYDROXY-9-10-EPOXY-C-OXO-HEPTADECA-4-6-DIYNE Root -- 7.1 -- *
0 1-OCTACOSANOL Plant -- -- -- *
0 2-PHENYL-DODECANE Root Essent. Oil -- 41500.0 -- *
0 22-TRANS-DEHYDRO-24-METHYL-CHOLESTEROL Seed Oil -- -- -- *
0 24-ETHYL-22-TRANS-DEHYDRO-CHOLESTEROL Seed Oil -- -- -- *
0 24-ETHYL-24(25)-DEHYDRO-CHOLESTEROL Seed Oil -- -- -- *
0 24-ETHYL-CHOLESTEROL Seed Oil -- -- -- *
0 24-METHYL-CHOLESTEROL Seed Oil -- -- -- *
0 24-METHYLENE-24-DIHYDRO-LANOSTEROL Seed Oil -- -- -- *
5 24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTANOL Seed Oil -- -- -- *
0 28-ISOFUCOSTEROL Seed Oil -- -- -- *
0 3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-GAMMA-PYRONE Plant -- -- -- *
0 3-PHENYL-DODECANE Root Essent. Oil -- 16700.0 -- *
0 3-PHENYL-UNDECANE Root Essent. Oil -- 16700.0 -- *
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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.