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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-METHYL-THIAZOLE-5-ETHANOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-OXY-OCT-6-ENOIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-ETHYL-2-3-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-ALKYNE-HEXADEC-4-TRANS-ENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-METHYL-2-KETO-HEPTA-3-5-DIENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-METHYL-HEPT-6-EN-2-ONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-ALKYNE-2-HYDROXY-NONA-TRANS-3-TRANS-5-DIENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 9-10-EPOXY-HEPTADEC-1-16-DIENE-4-6-DIYN-3-ONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 9-10-EPOXY-HEPTADECA-1-16-DIENE-4-6-DIYN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETYL-PANAXYDOL | 0 | Root | not available | 2.1 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACIDIC-PEPTIDES | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ADENINE | 11 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ADENOSINE | 28 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ADENOSINE | 28 | Root | not available | 90.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ADENYL-CYCLASE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLO-AROMADENDRENE | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Trichomonistat | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Triglycerigenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Trypanocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Trypsin-Enhancer | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-93. |
| Tumor-Promoter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tumorigenic | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Tyrosinase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ubiquiot | 7 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 5 | HerbalGram No. 20, page 9. |
| Uricogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Uricosuric | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Urinary-Acidulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Urine-Acidifier | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Urine-Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Uterosedative | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Uterotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Uterotrophic | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999. |
| Varroacide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasodilator | 16 | Duke, 1992 * |