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Plant 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
PANAX-POLYPHENOLIC-PERMETHYL-ETHER 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-POLYSACCHARIDE 0 Root 30000.0 40000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-POLYSACCHARIDE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-POLYSACCHARIDE-GH-1 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-POLYSACCHARIDE-GL-4 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-POLYSACCHARIDE-GL-4-II-B-1-II 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-POLYSACCHARIDE-GL-AI-A 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-POLYSACCHARIDE-GL-AI-B 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-POLYSACCHARIDE-GL-B-III 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-POLYSACCHARIDE-GL-NI-A 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-POLYSACCHARIDE-GL-NI-B 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-POLYSACCHARIDE-P-N 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-POLYSACCHARIDE-S-2-A 0 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-PROTEIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-SAPONIN-A 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-SAPONIN-C 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-TRITERPENE-GF-VI 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-TRITERPENE-GF-VII 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAXACOL 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAXACOL 1 Tissue Culture 37.0 50.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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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.