Plant Panax ginseng (Araliaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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
GINSENOSIDE-RB-1	14	Embryo	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RB-1	14	Flower	not available	2000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RB-1	14	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RB-1	14	Leaf	9.0	8000.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RB-1	14	Rhizome	8800.0	14000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RB-1	14	Root	1700.0	83000.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RB-1	14	Root Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RB-1	14	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RB-1	14	Shoot	not available	1000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RB-1	14	Tissue Culture	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RB-2	8	Embryo	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RB-2	8	Flower	not available	2000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RB-2	8	Fruit	200.0	29500.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RB-2	8	Leaf	11.0	58300.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RB-2	8	Rhizome	4500.0	5700.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RB-2	8	Root	100.0	23000.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RB-2	8	Root Bark	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RB-2	8	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RB-2	8	Shoot	not available	4000.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RB-2	8	Stem	not available	3970.0	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
Antinociceptive	5	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic	2	Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiobesity	8	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antioncychomycotic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antionychyotic	2	Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp.
Antiophidic	4	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiophthalmic	2	Martindale's 28th
Antiorchitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic	3	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic	9	Duke, 1992 *
Antiosteosclerotic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiotitic	2	Martindale's 28th
Antiototic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxalate	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant	41	Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Antioxidant Synergist	3	Merck 11th Edition
Antioxidant?	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipapillomic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian	6	Duke, 1992 *