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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GYPENOSIDE-XVII | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | 960.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HARMAN | 7 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HENEICOSANOIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTADEC-1-EN-4,6-DIYN-3,9,10-TRIOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTADEC-1-EN-4,6-DIYNE-3,9,10-TRIOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTADEC-1-EN-4,6-DIYNE-3,9-DIOL | 0 | Root | not available | 150.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTADECA-1-4-DIENE-6-8-DIYNE-3-10-DIOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTADECA-1-8-DIEN-4-6-DIYN-3-10-DIOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTADECA-1-8-DIENE-4-6-DIYN-10-OL-3-ONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTADECA-1-8-DIENE-4-6-DIYN-3-10-DIONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTADECA-1-8-DIENE-4-6-DIYNE-3-10-DIOL | 0 | Root | not available | 14.6 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTADECA-1-9-DIEN-4-6-DIYN-3-OL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTADECA-1-EN-4,6-DIYN-3,9-DIOL | 0 | Root | not available | 150.0 | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| HEPTADECA-1-ENE-4-6-DIYNE-3-9-10-TRIOL | 0 | Root | not available | 1.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTADECA-1-TRANS-8-DIENE-4-6-DIYNE-3-10-DIOL | 0 | Root | not available | 5.2 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTADECAN-1-OL | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 19000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTADECAN-2-ONE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 20000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTADECAN-2-ONE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 43000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTADECAN-2-ONE | 0 | Stem Essent. Oil | not available | 20000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTADECANOIC-ACID | 1 | Root | not available | not available | 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 * |