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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
CHLOROPHYLL 21 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLESTA-3-5-DIENE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLESTEROL 1 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE 20 Root 1000.0 2000.0 -0.18 Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM 24 Root 0.2 1.1 -0.34 Duke, 1992 *
CINEOLE 0 Plant not available not available not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
CIS-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRAL 53 Root not available not available not available Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CITRAL 53 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID 23 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITROSTADIENOL 1 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COBALT 2 Root 0.7 3.1 -0.48 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Inflorescence not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Root not available 17.0 0.58 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYCLOARTENOL 7 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antidote (Acetaminophen) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Iodine) 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antidote (Lead) 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Mercury) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paracetamol) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Paraquat) 2 Martindale's 28th
Antidote (pesticides) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidysenteric 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antidysgeuzic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 2 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyspeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysphagic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiEBV 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antieczemic 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiedemic 11 Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990.
Antielastase 1 Duke, 1992 *