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-RH-2	0	Shoot	not available	0.4	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RH-3	0	Leaf	2.9	5.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RH-3	0	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RH1	2	Leaf	12.5	135.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RH1	2	Root	not available	15.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RH1	2	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RH1	2	Tissue Culture	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-Z-R-1	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDES	18	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDES	18	Root	10720.0	30000.0	-0.88	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDES	18	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDES	18	Tissue Culture	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOYNE-A	0	Root	not available	12.8	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOYNE-A-LINOLEATE	0	Root	not available	2.8	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOYNE-B	0	Root	not available	1.5	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOYNE-C	0	Root	not available	1.1	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOYNE-D	0	Root	not available	7.1	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOYNE-E	0	Root	not available	7.1	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOYNE-F	0	Root	not available	2.6	not available	Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOYNE-G	0	Root	not available	0.2	-1.00	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 *