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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRIFOLIN | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIFOLIN | 2 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIMETHYL-PYRAZINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIPALMITIN | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIPALMITIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| URACIL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| URIDINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALINE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALINE | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VANILLIC-ACID | 24 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| VANILLIC-ACID | 24 | Root | not available | 55.0 | 0.92 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VICILIN | 0 | Endosperm | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VIOLAXANTHIN | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VITAMIN-B12 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Root | not available | 788000.0 | 0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| XYLOSE | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| XYLOSE | 3 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Fruit | 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. |