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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.
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
20(S)-GINSENOSIDE-RH-2 0 Leaf not available 7.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
20(S)-PROTOPANAXADIOL-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Root not available 10.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
20-(S)-DIHYDRO-PROTOPANAXATRIONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
20-GLUCO-GINSENOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
20-GLUCOSYL-GINSENOSIDE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
20-GLUCOSYL-GINSENOSIDE 0 Root not available 50.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
22-TRANS-DEHYDRO-24-METHYL-CHOLESTEROL 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
24-ETHYL-22-TRANS-DEHYDRO-CHOLESTEROL 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
24-ETHYL-24(25)-DEHYDRO-CHOLESTEROL 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
24-ETHYL-CHOLESTEROL 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
24-METHYL-CHOLESTEROL 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
24-METHYLENE-24-DIHYDRO-LANOSTEROL 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTANOL 5 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
28-ISOFUCOSTEROL 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-12-DIETHYL-TETRADECA-2-5-9-TRIENE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-9-10-TRIACETOXY-HEPTADECA-1-16-DIENE-4-6-DIYNE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-DIHYDRO-PANAXACOL 0 Tissue Culture not available 2.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-ISO-PROPYL-2-METHOXY-5-METHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-SEC-BUTYL-2-METHOXY-5-METHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHYL-METHOXY-BENZENE 0 Shoot not available not available 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
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 Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 6 Duke, 1992 *
Culicide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cytochrome-P450-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant 4 Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant (Alcohol) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Diagnostic 1 Martindale's 28th