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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
2-ETHANOYL-FURAN 0 Shoot *
2-ETHYL-5-METHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Root *
2-ETHYL-6-METHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Root *
2-GLUCOGINSENOSIDE-RF 0 Root 50.0 Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
2-ISO-BUTYL-3-METHOXY-PYRAZINE 0 Root *
2-ISO-PROPYL-3-METHOXY-PYRAZINE 0 Root *
2-ISO-PROPYL-5-METHYL-ANISOLE 0 Root *
2-KETO-OCTA-TRANS-3-TRANS-5-DIENE 0 Shoot *
2-METHYL-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-PYR-4-ONE 0 Plant *
2-METHYL-HEXANOIC-ACID-EHTYL-ESTER 0 Root *
2-METHYL-TETRADECANE 0 Root Essent. Oil 29000.0 *
2-SEC-BUTYL-3-METHOXY-PYRAZINE 0 Root *
20(R)-GINSENOSIDE-RG-3 0 Fruit *
20(R)-GINSENOSIDE-RH-1 0 Fruit *
20(R)-GINSENOSIDE-RH-1 0 Rhizome *
20(R)-GINSENOSIDE-RH-2 0 Leaf 6.7 10.0 *
20(R)-GINSENOSIDE-RH-2 0 Shoot *
20(R)-PROTOPANAXADIOL 0 Leaf 0.1 1.4 *
20(R)-PROTOPANAXATRIOL 0 Fruit *
20(R)-PROTOPANAXATRIOL 0 Leaf 1.4 12.5 *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
AntiCrohn's 3 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 *
Anticystinuric 1 *
Anticystitic 1 *
Anticytotoxic 1 *
Antidandruff 3 A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp.
Antidecubitic 5 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 *
Antidementia 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant 8 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant? 1 *
Antidermatic 1 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Antidermatitic 5 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antidermatotic 2 *
Antidiabetic 13 *
Antidiabetic? 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiarrheic 2 Merck 11th Edition
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiuretic 2 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antidote 1 Merck 11th Edition