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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
HETEROGLYCAN-F 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXADECANOIC-ACID 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXAN-1-AL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE 7 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE 7 Root not available 20.0 -1.73 Duke, 1992 *
HUMULENE 2 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HUMULENE 2 Root Essent. Oil not available 24000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
HUMULENE 2 Stem Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INDOLE-3-ACETIC-ACID 7 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INDOLE-3-ACETYL-ASPARTATE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INDOLE-ACETIC-ACID 1 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INVERTASE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Pt not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISO-BUTYL-PROPIONATE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISO-PROPYL-PROPIONATE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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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