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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMINO-ACIDS | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AMINO-ACIDS | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AMINO-ACIDS | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARACHIDIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AROMADENDRANE-4-BETA-10-ALPHA-DIOL | 0 | Plant | not available | 3.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AROMADENDRENE | 3 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AROMADENDRENE | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AROMADENDRENE | 3 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARSENIC | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Root | not available | 0.0 | -0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Root | 10600.0 | 50000.0 | -0.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTASE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AVENASTEROL | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AZULENE | 10 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BEHENIC-ACID | 1 | Root | not available | not available | 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 |