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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GINSENOSIDE-RD | 3 | Embryo | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RD | 3 | Flower | 1000.0 | 5000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RD | 3 | Fruit | 1000.0 | 68800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RD | 3 | Leaf | 11.0 | 65800.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RD | 3 | Rhizome | 700.0 | 1600.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RD | 3 | Root | 380.0 | 21200.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RD | 3 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RD | 3 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RD | 3 | Shoot | not available | 15000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RD | 3 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RD | 3 | Pt | 100.0 | 1070.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RD-2 | 0 | Embryo | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RD-2 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RE | 5 | Flower | 25000.0 | 60000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RE | 5 | Fruit | 25000.0 | 60000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RE | 5 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RE | 5 | Leaf | 15.0 | 151200.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RE | 5 | Rhizome | 4700.0 | 5700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RE | 5 | Root | 680.0 | 84800.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RE | 5 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antirheumatic | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatitic? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antirhinitic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirhinoviral | 1 | Denyer, C.V., Jackson, P., Loakes, D.M., Ellis, M.R., and Yound, D.A.B. Isolation of Antirhinoviral Sesquiterpenes From Ginger (Zingiber officinale). Journal of Natural Products, 57(5): 658-662, 1994. |
| Antisalmonella | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisarcomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antischizophrenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiscorbutic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiscotomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseborrheic | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antisecretory | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 23 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiserotonin | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antishingles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antishock | 3 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antisickling | 3 | Ekeke, G.I. and Shode, F.O. 1988. Phenylalanine is the Predominant Antisickling Agent in Cajanus cajan Seed Extract. Planta Medica 56(1): 41, 1990. |
| Antisilicotic | 1 | Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987. |
| Antisinusitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antispare-Tire | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antispasmodic | 20 | Fitoterapia No.59-1984. |