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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DI-ISO-PROPYL-SULFIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIGLYCOSYL-DIGLYCERIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROACTINIDIOLIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROPANAXACOL | 1 | Tissue Culture | not available | 2.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DISACCHARIDES | 0 | Root | not available | 33000.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| ELEMENE | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Root | 100.0 | 500.0 | -0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EPSILON-MUUROLENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EPSILON-MUUROLENE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EREMOPHIL-1-(10)-11-ENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EREMOPHILA-1-(10)-11-DIENE | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EREMOPHILENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EREMOPHILENE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 23000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERUCIC-ACID | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESTRADIOL | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESTRIOL | 6 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESTRONE | 8 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHANOL | 24 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYLBENZENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYLENE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiandrogenic | 4 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antianemic | 5 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antianginal | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiangiogenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianorectic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antianorexic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianoxic | 1 | Yamahara, J., Matsuda, H., Naitoh, Y., Fujimura, H., and Tamai, Y. 1990. Antianoxic Action and Active Constituents of Atractylodis Lanceae Rhizoma. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(7): 2033-2034, 1990. |
| Antianxiety | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiaphthic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiarabiflavinotic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiarachidonate | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarrhythmic | 6 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiarteriosclerotic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthmatic | 7 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiatherogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiatheromic | 1 | Cerda, J.J. Pectin in Health and Disease. HortScience, 25(12): 1485, 1990. |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibackache | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antibacterial | 35 | Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994. |