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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
GINSENOYNE-H 0 Root not available 1.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOYNE-I 0 Root not available 2.6 not available Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOYNE-J 0 Root not available 3.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOYNE-K 0 Root not available 14.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOYNES 0 Root not available not available not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
GLUCOSE 7 Leaf not available 5800.0 -0.59 Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Root 100.0 9000.0 -0.55 Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Stem not available 14700.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLY-ARG-GAMMA-GLU-VAL-NH2 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE 12 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE 12 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCO-CHENODEOXYCHOLIC-ACID 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCO-DEOXY-CHOLIC-ACID 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCOCHOLIC-ACID 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GOMSEMPSODE-RB-2 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GUANINE 1 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GUM 0 Root 27560.0 130000.0 0.98 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
AntiCrohn's 3 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystinuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticytotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff 3 A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp.
Antidecubitic 5 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic 13 Duke, 1992 *
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