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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUCALYPTOL | 13 | 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. |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FALCARINOL | 16 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FALCARINOL | 16 | Root | 0.9 | 310.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Root | 3752.0 | 17700.0 | -0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Root | not available | 72000.0 | -0.36 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| FIBER(CRUDE) | 0 | Root | not available | 72000.0 | -1.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(DIETARY) | 0 | Root | not available | 301000.0 | -1.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLUORIDE | 3 | Root | not available | 26.3 | 1.72 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FOLIC-ACID | 23 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FORMIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Leaf | not available | 6500.0 | -1.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Root | 200.0 | 6000.0 | -0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Stem | not available | 1800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FUMARIC-ACID | 7 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURALDEHYDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GADOLEIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALACTOSE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antispasmophilic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| AntiSpina-Bifida | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antistaphylococcic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisteatotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistomatitic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antistreptococcic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistress | 7 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antistroke | 2 | 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 |
| Antisunburn | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisyndrome-X | 6 | 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 |
| Antitachycardic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiTGF-beta | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithiamin | 1 | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69. |
| Antithrombic | 1 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Antithrombotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithromboxane | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jul-87. |
| Antithyroid | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antithyrotoxic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antitinnitic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |