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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SODIUM | 1 | Root | 5.0 | 24.0 | -0.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SPATHULENOL | 0 | Plant | not available | 15.9 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SPERMIDINE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SPERMINE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SPINACINE | 0 | Root | not available | 33.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SQUALENE | 10 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SQUALENE-2-3-OXIDE | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STARCH | 5 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STARCH | 5 | Root | 25440.0 | 120000.0 | -0.82 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL-6'-LINOLENYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| STIGMASTEROL-6'-LINOLYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| STIGMASTEROL-6'-OLEYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| STIGMASTEROL-6'-PALMITYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| STIGMASTEROL-6'-STEARYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| SUCCINIC-ACID | 7 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Leaf | not available | 6400.0 | -0.92 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Root | 1300.0 | 226000.0 | 1.04 | 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 |