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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
(+)-AROMADENDRENE 0 Shoot *
(+)-BETA-BISABOLENE 0 Shoot *
(+)-CAMPHENE 0 Shoot *
(-)-BETA-PANASINSENE 0 Root Essent. Oil *
1,3-DIMETHYL-BENZENE 0 Shoot *
1,8-CINEOL 0 Root Essent. Oil *
1-1-DIETHOXY-ETHANE 0 Shoot *
1-2-DIBUTYL-PHENYL-FORMATE 0 Shoot *
1-ETHOXY-BUTANE 0 Shoot *
1-ETHOXY-PENTANE 0 Shoot *
1-O-ALPHA-GLUCOSIDE-PROPAN-2-ON-1-OL 0 Root *
10-ACETYL-PANAXYTRIOL 0 Root *
2-3-3-TRIMETHYL-PENTA-1-4-DIENE 0 Shoot *
2-5-DIMETHYL-TRIDECANE 0 Plant *
2-5-DIMETHYL-TRIDECANE 0 Root Essent. Oil *
2-6-DIETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Root *
2-6-DIMETHYL-6-(4-METHYL-3-PENTENYL)-BICYCLO-(3.1.1)-HEPT-2-ENE 0 Flower Essent. Oil *
2-6-DITERT-BUTYL-4-METHYL-PHENOL 0 Flower Essent. Oil 14000.0 *
2-6-DITERT-BUTYL-4-METHYL-PHENOL 0 Root Essent. Oil 14000.0 *
2-ACETYL-PYRROLE 0 Shoot *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Diaphoretic? 2 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90.
Disinfectant 1 Martindale's 29th
Diuretic 12 *
DNA-Active 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DNA-Protective 1 *
Dye 3 Merck 11th Edition
Elastase-Inhibitor 1 *
Emetic 4 Martindale's 28th
Emollient 1 Martindale's 29th
Encephalopathic 2 Martindale's 29th
Endrocrin-Tonic 1 *
Energizer 1 *
Enterocontractant 1 J. Aromatherapy 4: 22.
Enterorelaxant 1 J. Aromatherapy 4: 22.
Ergogenic 1 *
Erythrocytogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Essential 8 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Estrogenic 7 *
Ethanolytic 1 *
Expectorant 8 *