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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHOSPHATIDYL-CHOLINE | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHATIDYL-ETHANOLAMINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHATIDYL-GLYCEROL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHATIDYL-INOSITOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Root | 112.0 | 528.0 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POLYACETYLENES | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| POLYSACCHARIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POLYSACCHARIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POLYSACCHARIDE | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POLYSACCHARIDE-GL-P-I | 0 | Leaf | not available | 5.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POLYSACCHARIDE-GL-P-II | 0 | Leaf | not available | 8.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POLYSACCHARIDE-GL-P-III | 0 | Leaf | not available | 2.2 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POLYSACCHARIDE-GL-P-IV | 0 | Leaf | not available | 2.4 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POLYSACCHARIDE-SA | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POLYSACCHARIDE-SB | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Root | 515.0 | 2430.0 | -0.98 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PRO-RENIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROLINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROLINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Root | 23108.0 | 109000.0 | -0.11 | 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 |