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-M-6	0	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-M-7	0	Flower	not available	300.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-M-7-A	0	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-M-7-B	0	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-M-7-CD	0	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-M-7-ED	0	Flower	not available	10.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-NG-R-2	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-R-O	4	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-R-O	4	Rhizome	18000.0	34000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-R-O	4	Root	100.0	11000.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RA	0	Root	100.0	300.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RA	0	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RA-1	0	Root	100.0	300.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RA-2	0	Root	not available	300.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RA-3	0	Root	not available	50.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RA-O	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RB	1	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RB	1	Root	11300.0	40000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RB	1	Tissue Culture	13100.0	15900.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RB-1	14	Bud	not available	2000.0	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
AntiTNF	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitonsilitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitriglyceride	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitubercular	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor	29	Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992.
Antitumor (brain)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast)	7	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (CNS)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon)	7	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Esophagus)?	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitumor (Forestomach)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Kidney)	1	Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Liver)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung)	6	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Pancreas)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate)	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin)	3	Duke, 1992 *