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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
SODIUM 1 Root 5.0 24.0 -0.50 *
SPATHULENOL 0 Plant 15.9 -0.54 *
SPERMIDINE 1 Root *
SPERMINE 1 Root *
SPINACINE 0 Root 33.3 *
SQUALENE 10 Seed Oil *
SQUALENE-2-3-OXIDE 0 Seed Oil *
STARCH 5 Rhizome *
STARCH 5 Root 25440.0 120000.0 -0.82 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Root *
STIGMASTEROL 12 Root *
STIGMASTEROL-6'-LINOLENYLGLUCOSIDE 0 Root Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
STIGMASTEROL-6'-LINOLYLGLUCOSIDE 0 Root Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
STIGMASTEROL-6'-OLEYLGLUCOSIDE 0 Root Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
STIGMASTEROL-6'-PALMITYLGLUCOSIDE 0 Root Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
STIGMASTEROL-6'-STEARYLGLUCOSIDE 0 Root Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
SUCCINIC-ACID 7 Root *
SUCROSE 14 Leaf 6400.0 -0.92 *
SUCROSE 14 Rhizome *
SUCROSE 14 Root 1300.0 226000.0 1.04 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
NO-Inhibitor 2 *
Odontolytic 1 Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Ophthalmic-Antialkali 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 4 Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19.
Osteogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Osteolytic 1 *
Ovulant 1 *
Oxidant 3 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Ozone-Scavenger 1 *
P450-2B1-Inhibitor 2 *
P450-Inducer 2 *
PAF-Inhibitor 2 *
Parasympathomimetic 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Percutaneostimulant 1 Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990.
Perfumery 21 Merck 11th Edition
Peristaltic 2 *
Pesticide 51 *
Phagocytotic 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Photosensitizer 1 Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp.
Phytoalexin 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.