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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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
CADINENE 4 Shoot *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Root *
CALCIUM 28 Root 611.0 2880.0 -0.50 *
CAMPESTEROL 2 Root *
CAMPESTEROL-6'-LINOLENYLGLUCOSIDE 0 Root Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
CAMPESTEROL-6'-LINOLYLGLUCOSIDE 0 Root Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
CAMPESTEROL-6'-OLEYLGLUCOSIDE 0 Root Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
CAMPESTEROL-6'-PALMITYLGLUCOSIDE 0 Root Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
CAMPESTEROL-6'-STEARYLGLUCOSIDE 0 Root Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
CAPROIC-ACID-BUTYL-ESTER 0 Root *
CAPROIC-ACID-PROPYL-ESTER 0 Root *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Root 176808.0 834000.0 0.05 *
CARBON-DISULFIDE 0 Root 1500.0 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CARYOPHYLLENE 31 Plant Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
CARYOPHYLLENE 31 Root Essent. Oil *
CARYOPHYLLENE-ALCOHOL 1 Root Essent. Oil *
CATALASE 1 Root *
CELLULASE 0 Root *
CEREBROSIDE 0 Root *
CHLORO-PANAXYDIOL 0 Tissue Culture 3.0 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Corticosterogenic 1 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.
Corticosteroidogenic 5 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Cosmetic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COX-1-Inhibitor 2 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 6 *
Culicide 2 *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 3 *
Cytochrome-P450-Inducer 1 *
Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor 1 Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima.
Cytoprotective 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Cytotoxic 15 *
Decongestant 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Demulcent 2 *
Deodorant 2 Merck 11th Edition
Depressant 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Dermal 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Dermatitigenic 3 *
Detoxicant 4 *
Detoxicant (Alcohol) 1 *
Diagnostic 1 Martindale's 28th