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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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
4-METHYL-THIAZOLE-5-ETHANOL 0 Root *
4-OXY-OCT-6-ENOIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Root *
5-ETHYL-2-3-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Root *
6-ALKYNE-HEXADEC-4-TRANS-ENE 0 Shoot *
6-METHYL-2-KETO-HEPTA-3-5-DIENE 0 Shoot *
6-METHYL-HEPT-6-EN-2-ONE 0 Shoot *
7-ALKYNE-2-HYDROXY-NONA-TRANS-3-TRANS-5-DIENE 0 Shoot *
9-10-EPOXY-HEPTADEC-1-16-DIENE-4-6-DIYN-3-ONE 0 Root *
9-10-EPOXY-HEPTADECA-1-16-DIENE-4-6-DIYN 0 Root *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Shoot *
ACETIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER 0 Shoot *
ACETYL-PANAXYDOL 0 Root 2.1 -1.00 *
ACIDIC-PEPTIDES 0 Flower *
ADENINE 11 Root *
ADENOSINE 28 Rhizome *
ADENOSINE 28 Root 90.0 1.00 *
ADENYL-CYCLASE 0 Root *
ALANINE 3 Leaf *
ALANINE 3 Root *
ALLO-AROMADENDRENE 0 Flower Essent. Oil *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Lipolytic 4 Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989.
Lipotropic 2 *
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 4 Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690.
Lithogenic 2 *
Litholytic 2 Martindale's 29th
Lubricant 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Lyase-Inhibitor 1 *
MAO-Inhibitor 2 *
MDR-Inhibitor 8 Hasegawa,H.,Sung,J.H.,Matsumiya,S.,Uchiyama,M.,Inouye,Y.,Kasai,R.,Yamasaki,K. 1995. Reversal of Daunomycin and Vinblastine Resistance in Multidrug-Resistance P388 Leukemia in vitro through Enhanced Cytotoxicity by Triterpenoids. Planta Med, 61(5):409-413.
Memorigenic 2 *
Memory-Enhancer 1 Science News, 138: 189, 1990.
Metal-Chelator 2 McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25.
Metastatic 1 Science News, 146: 421.
Monoamine-Precursor 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mosquitocide 2 *
Mosquitofuge 1 *
Motor-Depressant 4 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Mucogenic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucolytic 2 Martindale's 29th
Mucotropic 1 Schulz, V, Hansel, R and Tyler, VE. 1998. Rational Phytotherapy - A Physician's Guide to Herbal Medicine. 3rd ed. 1st English Edition. Translated by Terry C. Telger. Springer Verlag, Heidelberg. 306 pp.