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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZYL-BETA-PRIMEVEROSIDE | 0 | Root | not available | 47.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMYLASE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-BISABOLENE | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-BISABOLENE | 6 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-BOURBONENE | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-BOURBONENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CUBEBENE | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CUBEBENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 29000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 150000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-ELEMENENE | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-EUDESMOL | 13 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-EUDESMOL | 13 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 * |