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Plant Panax japonicus (Araliaceae)

Common Names
Japanese Ginseng
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN-V 1 Leaf not available 9500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Rhizome not available 6.0 -1.02 Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-F-1 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-R-O 4 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RD 3 Rhizome not available 6700.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
GINSENOSIDE-RG-2 3 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCURONIC-ACID 4 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Rhizome not available 360.0 0.00 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Rhizome not available 2400.0 0.78 Duke, 1992 *
MAJONOSIDE-R1 0 Rhizome not available 700.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MAJONOSIDE-R2 0 Rhizome not available 1100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Rhizome not available 43.0 -0.55 Duke, 1992 *
NOTOGINSENOSIDE-R2 0 Rhizome not available 300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANATOXIN 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Rhizome not available 11000.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
SAPONINS 5 Rhizome not available 70000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
SITOSETROL-6'-STEARYLGLUCOSIDE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SITOSTEROL-6'-LINOLENYLGLUCOSIDE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available 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
Antiulcer 3 Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Antivaricose 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiviral 2 Abid Ali Khan, M.M., Jain, D.C., Bhakuni, R.S., Zaim, M., and Thakur, R.S. 1991. Occurrence of some antiviral sterols in Artemisia annua. Plant Science, 75: 161-165, 1991.
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Anxiolytic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Artemicide 1 Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
Astringent 1 Martindale's 28th
Beta-Blocker 2 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist 2 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive 2 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 1 Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155.
Cardioprotective 4 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Caspase-8-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
CNS-Depressant 1 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.