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Plant Panax ginseng (Araliaceae)

Common Names
Chinese Ginseng; Oriental Ginseng; Ginseng; Korean Ginseng
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
GINSENOYNE-H 0 Root not available 1.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOYNE-I 0 Root not available 2.6 not available Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOYNE-J 0 Root not available 3.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOYNE-K 0 Root not available 14.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOYNES 0 Root not available not available not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
GLUCOSE 7 Leaf not available 5800.0 -0.59 Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Root 100.0 9000.0 -0.55 Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Stem not available 14700.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLY-ARG-GAMMA-GLU-VAL-NH2 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE 12 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE 12 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCO-CHENODEOXYCHOLIC-ACID 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCO-DEOXY-CHOLIC-ACID 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCOCHOLIC-ACID 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GOMSEMPSODE-RB-2 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GUANINE 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GUM 0 Root 27560.0 130000.0 0.98 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antikeratotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antikeshan 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiketotic 2 Merck 11th Edition
AntiLegionella 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileishmanic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric 2 Martindale's 28th
Antilethargic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukemic 10 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukonychic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukoplakic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene-D4 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipolytic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antilupus 1 Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphocytic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antilymphomic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic 5 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.