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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHLOROPHYLL | 21 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLESTA-3-5-DIENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLESTEROL | 1 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Root | 1000.0 | 2000.0 | -0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Root | 0.2 | 1.1 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINEOLE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| CIS-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRAL | 53 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| CITRAL | 53 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRIC-ACID | 23 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITROSTADIENOL | 1 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Root | 0.7 | 3.1 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Inflorescence | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Root | not available | 17.0 | 0.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYCLOARTENOL | 7 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antimutagenic | 18 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. |
| Antimyalgic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antimyelotoxic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antimyocarditic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimyocarodtic | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antinauseant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antineoplastic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinephritic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antinephrolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinesidioblastosic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antineuralgic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuramidase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineurasthenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuropathic | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antineurotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| AntiNF-kB | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosaminic | 4 | Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18. |
| Antinitrosating | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |