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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUPEOL | 21 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEIN | 15 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN-7-GLUCOSIDE | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| LYSINE | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSINE | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSOPHOSPHATIDYL-INOSITOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSOPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Root | 102.0 | 481.0 | -1.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALEIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALONYL-GINSENOSIDE-RB-1 | 0 | Rhizome | 6900.0 | 13000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALONYL-GINSENOSIDE-RB-1 | 0 | Root | 2730.0 | 13000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALONYL-GINSENOSIDE-RB-2 | 0 | Rhizome | 4000.0 | 4200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALONYL-GINSENOSIDE-RB-2 | 0 | Root | 1370.0 | 11000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALONYL-GINSENOSIDE-RC | 0 | Rhizome | 3400.0 | 3500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALONYL-GINSENOSIDE-RC | 0 | Root | 1000.0 | 8400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALONYL-GINSENOSIDE-RD | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALONYL-GINSENOSIDE-RD | 0 | Root | 400.0 | 1200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Insulinic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insulinogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insulinotonic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 157. |
| Interferon-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interferonogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Interleukin-6-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Iodothyronine-Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Irritant | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| JNK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juvabional | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Keratitigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Keratolytic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lactogenic | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Larvicide | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Laxative | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Laxative? | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-91. |
| Leptingenic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Leucocytogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipogenic | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |