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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYCLOEUCALENOL | 3 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTEINE | 13 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYSTINE | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-FRUCTOSE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| D-GLUCOSE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| D-SUCROSE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAMMARAN-3-BETA-6-ALPHA-12-BETA-20(R)-25-PENTAOL | 0 | Shoot | not available | 2.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAMMARAN-3-BETA-6-ALPHA-12-BETA-20(R)-25-PENTAOL-6-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL(1-2)-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 10.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAUCOSTERINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 3.8 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAUCOSTERINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAUCOSTEROL | 5 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAUCOSTEROL | 5 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAUCOSTEROL | 5 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DAUCOSTEROL | 5 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DECA-TRANS-2,TRANS-4-DIEN-1-AL | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DECA-TRANS-2-CIS-4-DIEN-1-AL | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-CADINENE | 9 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DENDROLASIN | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DENSICHINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiparotitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipellagric | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antipeptic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontitic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiperoxidant | 5 | Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991. |
| AntiPGE2 | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipharyngitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiphenylketonuric | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiphotophobic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antipityriasic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiplaque | 5 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiplasmodial | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiPMS | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipneumonic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipodagric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipodriac | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipolio | 1 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |