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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GINSENOSIDE-RE | 5 | Shoot | not available | 15000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RE | 5 | Stem | not available | 700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RE | 5 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RE | 5 | Pt | 600.0 | 1410.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RE-2 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RE-3 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RF | 4 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RF | 4 | Fruit | not available | 6900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RF | 4 | Leaf | 24100.0 | 38300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RF | 4 | Rhizome | not available | 1500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RF | 4 | Root | 200.0 | 9200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RF | 4 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RF | 4 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RG | 1 | Root | 4600.0 | 16300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RG | 1 | Root Bark | not available | 34000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RG | 1 | Stem | not available | 700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RG | 1 | Tissue Culture | 12200.0 | 17300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RG-1 | 13 | Embryo | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RG-1 | 13 | Flower | 400.0 | 3000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RG-1 | 13 | Fruit | 400.0 | 287200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Hemostat | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatocarcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatoprotective | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatoregenerative | 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. |
| Hepatotoxic | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hepatotropic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Herbicide | 7 | Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. |
| Histamine-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Histaminic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HIV-RT-Inhibitor | 1 | Garcia, J., Morin,* C., Nyasse, B., Sondengam, B-L., Tchouankeu, J-C., and Tsamo, E. Complete Structural Assignments Of An Ergosterol Derivative From Entandrophragma utile. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 136-142, 1991. |
| Homeostatic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hormone | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hydrocholerectic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypercholesterolemic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Hyperglycemic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hypertensive | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hyperuricemic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Hypnotic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hypoammonemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypoarginanemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |