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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DI-ISO-PROPYL-SULFIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIGLYCOSYL-DIGLYCERIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROACTINIDIOLIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROPANAXACOL | 1 | Tissue Culture | not available | 2.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DISACCHARIDES | 0 | Root | not available | 33000.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| ELEMENE | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Root | 100.0 | 500.0 | -0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EPSILON-MUUROLENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EPSILON-MUUROLENE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EREMOPHIL-1-(10)-11-ENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EREMOPHILA-1-(10)-11-DIENE | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EREMOPHILENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EREMOPHILENE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 23000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERUCIC-ACID | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESTRADIOL | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESTRIOL | 6 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESTRONE | 8 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHANOL | 24 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYLBENZENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYLENE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihyperkeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperkinetic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihyperlipidemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperthyroid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypoglycemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiichthyosic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiichythyotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiielus? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiimplantation | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiimpotence | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiinfective | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinfertility | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 30 | Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990. |
| Antiinsomniac | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiinsomniac? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinsomnic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiischemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeratitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |