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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAPONIN-V | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONIN-V | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONIN-V | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONINS | 5 | Flower | not available | 69000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONINS | 5 | Leaf | not available | 128000.0 | 1.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONINS | 5 | Root | not available | 20000.0 | -0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONINS | 5 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONINS | 5 | Stem | 16000.0 | 40000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Root | 0.5 | 2.5 | -0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELINA-4(14),7(11)-DIENE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SENECRASSIDIOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SESQUITERPENEDIOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SITOSTEROL-6'-LINOLENYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| SITOSTEROL-6'-LINOLYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| SITOSTEROL-6'-OLEYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| SITOSTEROL-6'-PALMITYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| SITOSTEROL-6'-STEARYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| 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 * |