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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
PANAX-GINSENG-20(S)-PROSAPOGENIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-GINSENG-GENIN-F-1 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-GINSENG-GENIN-F-2 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-GINSENG-GENIN-F-4 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-GINSENG-GLYCOPROTEIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-GINSENG-GLYCOSIDE-P-1 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-GINSENG-LIPOLYTIC-PEPTIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-GINSENG-POLYACETYLENE-C 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-GINSENG-POLYACETYLENE-D 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-GINSENG-POLYACETYLENE-E 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-GINSENG-POLYACETYLENE-F 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-GINSENG-POLYACETYLENE-G 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-GINSENG-PROTEIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-GLYCOPROTEIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-HETEROGLYCAN-GL-P-I 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-HETEROGLYCAN-GL-P-II 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-HETEROGLYCAN-GL-P-IV 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-OLIGOSACCHARIDE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-PECTIC-HETEROGLYCAN-GL-4-II-B-1-III 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANAX-POLYPEPTIDE 0 Root 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
Piscicide 1 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Pituitary-Stimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Polyamine-Synthesis-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Poultice 1 Martindale's 29th
Preservative 2 Merck 11th Edition
Prooxidant 5 Duke, 1992 *
Propecic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandigenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandin-Sparer 1 Fujita, T., Nakatani, E., Funaishi, N., Sakuma, S., Fujimoto, Y. Potent inhibition of prostaglandin inactivation in rabbit gastric antral mucosal slices by selenium ions in-vitro. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 655-657, 1990.
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor 6 Duke, 1992 *
Prostatitigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Proteinogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Protisticide 2 Martindale's 29th
Pyrogenic 2 Conradson, T. B. G., Dixon, C. M. S., Clarke, B., Barnes, P. J. 1987. Cardiovascular Effects of Infused Adenosine in Man: Potentiation by Dipyridamole. Acta Physiol Scand, 129(3): 387-391.
Quinone-Reductase-Inducer 2 Duke, 1992 *
Refrigerant 1 Martindale's 28th
Respirastimulant 1 Martindale's 29th
Retinoprotectant Optometry 1 Duke, 1992 *
Roborant 1 Merck 11th Edition