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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CADINENE | 4 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Root | 611.0 | 2880.0 | -0.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL-6'-LINOLENYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| CAMPESTEROL-6'-LINOLYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| CAMPESTEROL-6'-OLEYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| CAMPESTEROL-6'-PALMITYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| CAMPESTEROL-6'-STEARYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| CAPROIC-ACID-BUTYL-ESTER | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPROIC-ACID-PROPYL-ESTER | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Root | 176808.0 | 834000.0 | 0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBON-DISULFIDE | 0 | Root | not available | 1500.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| CARYOPHYLLENE | 31 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| CARYOPHYLLENE | 31 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARYOPHYLLENE-ALCOHOL | 1 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CATALASE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CELLULASE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CEREBROSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLORO-PANAXYDIOL | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | 3.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amphiglycemic? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Analeptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anesthetic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anhydrotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Anorexic | 3 | Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications. |
| Anthelmintic | 3 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Antiacetylcholinesterase | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacid | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacne | 10 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodermatitic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiADD | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiAddisonian | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |