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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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
TRIFOLIN 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIFOLIN 2 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIMETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIPALMITIN 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIPALMITIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TYROSINE 8 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TYROSINE 8 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
URACIL 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
URIDINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VALINE 3 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VALINE 3 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VANILLIC-ACID 24 Plant not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
VANILLIC-ACID 24 Root not available 55.0 0.92 Duke, 1992 *
VICILIN 0 Endosperm not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VIOLAXANTHIN 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VITAMIN-B12 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Root not available 788000.0 0.12 Duke, 1992 *
XYLOSE 3 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
XYLOSE 3 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (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.