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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
SAPONIN-V 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SAPONIN-V 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SAPONIN-V 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SAPONINS 5 Flower not available 69000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SAPONINS 5 Leaf not available 128000.0 1.32 Duke, 1992 *
SAPONINS 5 Root not available 20000.0 -0.64 Duke, 1992 *
SAPONINS 5 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SAPONINS 5 Stem 16000.0 40000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 60 Root 0.5 2.5 -0.18 Duke, 1992 *
SELINA-4(14),7(11)-DIENE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SENECRASSIDIOL 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SERINE 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SERINE 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SESQUITERPENEDIOL 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SILICON 4 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SITOSTEROL-6'-LINOLENYLGLUCOSIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
SITOSTEROL-6'-LINOLYLGLUCOSIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
SITOSTEROL-6'-OLEYLGLUCOSIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
SITOSTEROL-6'-PALMITYLGLUCOSIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
SITOSTEROL-6'-STEARYLGLUCOSIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Vasopressor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vasotonic 1 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
VEGF-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Vermicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
Verrucolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 5 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).