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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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
ALPHA-MALTOSYL-BETA-D-FRUCTOFURANOSIDE 0 Root List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ALPHA-NEOCLOVENE 0 Plant Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
ALPHA-NEOCLOVENE 0 Root Essent. Oil *
ALPHA-PANASINSENE 0 Plant Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
ALPHA-PANASINSENE 0 Root 17.6 *
ALPHA-PANASINSENE 0 Root Essent. Oil *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Plant Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Root *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Root Essent. Oil *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Root *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Root Essent. Oil *
ALPHA-PYRROLIDONE 0 Root *
ALPHA-SANTALENE 0 Flower Essent. Oil *
ALPHA-SANTALENE 0 Root Essent. Oil *
ALPHA-SANTALENE 0 Shoot Essent. Oil *
ALPHA-SELINENE 3 Flower Essent. Oil *
ALPHA-SELINENE 3 Plant Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
ALPHA-SELINENE 3 Root Essent. Oil *
ALPHA-SELINENE 3 Shoot *
ALUMINUM 5 Root 5.0 22.0 -0.30 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Hemostat 3 *
Hepatocarcinogenic 1 *
Hepatoprotective 13 *
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 *
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 *
Histaminic 1 *
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 *
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