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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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
AMINO-ACIDS 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AMINO-ACIDS 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AMINO-ACIDS 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AROMADENDRANE-4-BETA-10-ALPHA-DIOL 0 Plant not available 3.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
AROMADENDRENE 3 Flower Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AROMADENDRENE 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AROMADENDRENE 3 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root not available 0.0 -0.65 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Root 10600.0 50000.0 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTASE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AVENASTEROL 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AZULENE 10 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BEHENIC-ACID 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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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