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Common Names
Japanese Ginseng
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARABINOSE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Rhizome | not available | 7000.0 | 0.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL-6'-LINOLENYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL-6'-LINOYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL-6'-OLEYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL-6'-PALMITYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL-6'-STEARYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN-I-A | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN-I-B | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN-III | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN-IV | 4 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN-IV-A | 0 | Rhizome | not available | 1900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN-L-10 | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN-L-5 | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN-L-9A | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN-LN-4 | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN-LT-5 | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN-LT-8 | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Hypocholesterolemic | 5 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Hypoglycemic | 2 | Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989. |
| Hypolipemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypolipidemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 5 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Immunomodulator | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunostimulant | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Immunosuppressant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Insulinogenic | 2 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Laxative | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leptingenic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Leucocytogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MDR-Inhibitor | 2 | Hasegawa,H.,Sung,J.H.,Matsumiya,S.,Uchiyama,M.,Inouye,Y.,Kasai,R.,Yamasaki,K. 1995. Reversal of Daunomycin and Vinblastine Resistance in Multidrug-Resistance P388 Leukemia in vitro through Enhanced Cytotoxicity by Triterpenoids. Planta Med, 61(5):409-413. |
| Memory-Enhancer | 1 | Science News, 138: 189, 1990. |
| Mucogenic | 1 | Li, K.M. Effect of zinc sulphate on acetic acid-induced gastric ulceration in rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 657-659, 1990. |
| Myorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Neurogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotransmitter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |