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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-METHYL-THIAZOLE-5-ETHANOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-OXY-OCT-6-ENOIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-ETHYL-2-3-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-ALKYNE-HEXADEC-4-TRANS-ENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-METHYL-2-KETO-HEPTA-3-5-DIENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-METHYL-HEPT-6-EN-2-ONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-ALKYNE-2-HYDROXY-NONA-TRANS-3-TRANS-5-DIENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 9-10-EPOXY-HEPTADEC-1-16-DIENE-4-6-DIYN-3-ONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 9-10-EPOXY-HEPTADECA-1-16-DIENE-4-6-DIYN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETYL-PANAXYDOL | 0 | Root | not available | 2.1 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACIDIC-PEPTIDES | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ADENINE | 11 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ADENOSINE | 28 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ADENOSINE | 28 | Root | not available | 90.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ADENYL-CYCLASE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLO-AROMADENDRENE | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihemorrhagic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihemorrhoidal | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihepatitic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihepatoadenomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatocarcinogenic | 1 | Akao, M. and Kuroda, K. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Fumaric Acid on Hepatocarcinogenesis by Thioacetamide in Mice. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(7): 2012-2014, 1990. |
| Antihepatomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatotic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihepatotoxic | 8 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiherpetic | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiherpetic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihiccup | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihistaminic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiHIV | 5 | Tan, G.T., Pezzuto, J.M., Kinghorn,* A.D., Hughes, S.H. Evaluation Of Natural Products As Inhibitors Of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Reverse Transcriptase. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 143-154, 1991. |
| Antihomocysteine | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihomocystinuric | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiHot-Flash | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperactivity | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antihyperammonemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihypercholesterolemic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihyperglycemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |