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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAPONIN-V | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONIN-V | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONIN-V | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONINS | 5 | Flower | not available | 69000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONINS | 5 | Leaf | not available | 128000.0 | 1.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONINS | 5 | Root | not available | 20000.0 | -0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONINS | 5 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONINS | 5 | Stem | 16000.0 | 40000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Root | 0.5 | 2.5 | -0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELINA-4(14),7(11)-DIENE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SENECRASSIDIOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SESQUITERPENEDIOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SITOSTEROL-6'-LINOLENYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| SITOSTEROL-6'-LINOLYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| SITOSTEROL-6'-OLEYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| SITOSTEROL-6'-PALMITYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| SITOSTEROL-6'-STEARYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Hypocalcemic | 1 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypoglycemic | 20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypolipemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypolipidemic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypothermic | 2 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Hypotriglyceridemic | 1 | Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989. |
| Hypouricemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ICAM-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ileorelaxant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunomodulator | 12 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Immunostimulant | 11 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Immunosuppressant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| iNOS-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Inotropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insecticide | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insectifuge | 16 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Insectiphile | 2 | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| Insulinase-Inhibitor | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 157. |