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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GINSENOSIDE-RD | 3 | Embryo | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RD | 3 | Flower | 1000.0 | 5000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RD | 3 | Fruit | 1000.0 | 68800.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RD | 3 | Leaf | 11.0 | 65800.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RD | 3 | Rhizome | 700.0 | 1600.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RD | 3 | Root | 380.0 | 21200.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RD | 3 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RD | 3 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RD | 3 | Shoot | not available | 15000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RD | 3 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RD | 3 | Pt | 100.0 | 1070.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RD-2 | 0 | Embryo | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RD-2 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RE | 5 | Flower | 25000.0 | 60000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RE | 5 | Fruit | 25000.0 | 60000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RE | 5 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RE | 5 | Leaf | 15.0 | 151200.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RE | 5 | Rhizome | 4700.0 | 5700.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RE | 5 | Root | 680.0 | 84800.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GINSENOSIDE-RE | 5 | Seed | 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. |