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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
O-ALPHA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL...GLUCOPYRANOSE 0 Root not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
OBTUSIFOLIOL 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTACOSAN-1-OL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Root 150.0 700.0 0.85 Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OXALIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-HYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACID 1 Root not available 26.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 160000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Root Essent. Oil not available 86000.0 1.29 Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Stem Essent. Oil not available 160000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITOLEIC-ACID 2 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANACENE 1 Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
PANASENOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
PANASENOSIDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANASINSANOL-A 0 Root not available 2.3 not available Duke, 1992 *
PANASINSANOL-B 0 Root not available 12.5 not available 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.