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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Diaphoretic? | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90. |
| Disinfectant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Diuretic | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dye | 3 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Elastase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 4 | Martindale's 28th |
| Emollient | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Encephalopathic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Endrocrin-Tonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Energizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Enterocontractant | 1 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Enterorelaxant | 1 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Ergogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ethanolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Expectorant | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |