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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
2-ETHANOYL-FURAN 0 Shoot *
2-ETHYL-5-METHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Root *
2-ETHYL-6-METHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Root *
2-GLUCOGINSENOSIDE-RF 0 Root 50.0 Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
2-ISO-BUTYL-3-METHOXY-PYRAZINE 0 Root *
2-ISO-PROPYL-3-METHOXY-PYRAZINE 0 Root *
2-ISO-PROPYL-5-METHYL-ANISOLE 0 Root *
2-KETO-OCTA-TRANS-3-TRANS-5-DIENE 0 Shoot *
2-METHYL-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-PYR-4-ONE 0 Plant *
2-METHYL-HEXANOIC-ACID-EHTYL-ESTER 0 Root *
2-METHYL-TETRADECANE 0 Root Essent. Oil 29000.0 *
2-SEC-BUTYL-3-METHOXY-PYRAZINE 0 Root *
20(R)-GINSENOSIDE-RG-3 0 Fruit *
20(R)-GINSENOSIDE-RH-1 0 Fruit *
20(R)-GINSENOSIDE-RH-1 0 Rhizome *
20(R)-GINSENOSIDE-RH-2 0 Leaf 6.7 10.0 *
20(R)-GINSENOSIDE-RH-2 0 Shoot *
20(R)-PROTOPANAXADIOL 0 Leaf 0.1 1.4 *
20(R)-PROTOPANAXATRIOL 0 Fruit *
20(R)-PROTOPANAXATRIOL 0 Leaf 1.4 12.5 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Mutagenic 1 *
Mycobactericide 3 *
Mycorelaxant 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Myocardiotonic 1 *
Myorelaxant 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Myostimulant 1 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Narcotic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Natriuretic 1 *
Nematicide 9 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Neoplastic 1 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Nephrotoxic 1 Martindale's 29th
Neuroexcitant 1 Martindale's 28th
Neurogenic 3 *
Neuroinhibitor 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Neurolytic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Neuroprotective 2 *
Neurotoxic 3 R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
Neurotransmitter 2 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 4 *
NO-Genic 2 *