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Common Names
Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GINSENOSIDE-RE | 5 | Shoot | not available | 15000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RE | 5 | Stem | not available | 700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RE | 5 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RE | 5 | Pt | 600.0 | 1410.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RE-2 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RE-3 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RF | 4 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RF | 4 | Fruit | not available | 6900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RF | 4 | Leaf | 24100.0 | 38300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RF | 4 | Rhizome | not available | 1500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RF | 4 | Root | 200.0 | 9200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RF | 4 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RF | 4 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RG | 1 | Root | 4600.0 | 16300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RG | 1 | Root Bark | not available | 34000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RG | 1 | Stem | not available | 700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RG | 1 | Tissue Culture | 12200.0 | 17300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RG-1 | 13 | Embryo | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RG-1 | 13 | Flower | 400.0 | 3000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RG-1 | 13 | Fruit | 400.0 | 287200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Acaricide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AChE-Inhibitor | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Acidifier | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Acidulant | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Adaptogenic | 1 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Additive | 2 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Adjuvant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Aggregant | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelopathic | 3 | Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865. |
| Allergenic | 17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |