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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SITOSTEROL-6'-LINOLYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SITOSTEROL-6'-OLEYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Rhizome | not available | 499.0 | -0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL-6'-LINOLENYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL-6'-LINOLYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL-6'-OLEYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL-6'-PALMITYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL-6'-STEARYLGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Rhizome | not available | 20.0 | -0.38 | 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. |