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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PANAXAN-S | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PANAXAN-T | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PANAXAN-U | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PANAXATRIOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PANAXATRIOL | 0 | Root | 700.0 | 7700.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PANAXATRIOL-GLYCOSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PANAXATRIOL-SAPONIN | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PANAXIC-ACID | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| PANAXIN | 5 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| PANAXOSIDE-A | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PANAXOSIDE-A-PROGENIN-I | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PANAXOSIDE-B | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PANAXOSIDE-C | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PANAXOSIDE-D | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PANAXOSIDE-E | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PANAXOSIDE-F | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PANAXYDOL | 1 | Root | 357.1 | 440.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PANAXYDOL | 1 | Tissue Culture | not available | 8.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PANAXYDOL-CHLOROHYDRIN | 0 | Root | not available | 13.5 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PANAXYDOL-LINOLEATE | 0 | Root | not available | 8.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiberiberi | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibiotic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| AntiBPH | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticalculic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Breast) | 2 | Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103. |
| Anticancer (Cervix) | 2 | Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987. |
| Anticancer (Colon) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Esophagus)? | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticancer (Forestomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Liver) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Lung) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Skin) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticanker | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticarcinogenic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Anticarcinomic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticardiospasmic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticariogenic | 7 | Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105. |
| Anticarpal-Tunnel | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticataract | 8 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |