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Plant Panax ginseng (Araliaceae)

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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
AMINO-ACIDS 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AMINO-ACIDS 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AMINO-ACIDS 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AROMADENDRANE-4-BETA-10-ALPHA-DIOL 0 Plant not available 3.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
AROMADENDRENE 3 Flower Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AROMADENDRENE 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AROMADENDRENE 3 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root not available 0.0 -0.65 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Root 10600.0 50000.0 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTASE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AVENASTEROL 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AZULENE 10 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BEHENIC-ACID 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Cancer-Preventive 40 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 6 Martindale's 28th
Candidistat 2 Duke, 1992 *
Carcinogenic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Carcinogenic? 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Cardiac 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Cardiodepressant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiomyopathogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Cardioprotective 10 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotonic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiovascular 1 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Carminative 2 Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994.
Caspase-3-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Caspase-8-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cerebrotonic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive 7 Duke, 1992 *
Cholagogue 3 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Choleretic 8 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Cholesterolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *