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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Panax quinquefolius (Araliaceae)

Common Names
American Ginseng; Ginseng
How this plant is used
Food
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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1,3-DIMETHYL-ACRYLIC-ACID 0 Plant *
1,9-CIS-HEPTADECADIENE-1,6-DIYN-3-OL 0 Plant *
1,9-CIS-HEPTADECADIENE-4,6-DIYN-3-OL 0 Plant *
1-2-9-10-DIEPOXY-3-OXO-HEPTADECA-4-6-DIYNE 0 Root 1.7 *
1-HEPTADECAENE-4,6-DIYN-3,8,10-TRIOL 0 Plant *
1-HEPTADECAENE-4,6-DIYN-3,8-DIOL 0 Plant *
1-HYDROXY-9-10-EPOXY-C-OXO-HEPTADECA-4-6-DIYNE 0 Root 7.1 *
1-OCTACOSANOL 0 Plant *
2-PHENYL-DODECANE 0 Root Essent. Oil 41500.0 *
22-TRANS-DEHYDRO-24-METHYL-CHOLESTEROL 0 Seed Oil *
24-ETHYL-22-TRANS-DEHYDRO-CHOLESTEROL 0 Seed Oil *
24-ETHYL-24(25)-DEHYDRO-CHOLESTEROL 0 Seed Oil *
24-ETHYL-CHOLESTEROL 0 Seed Oil *
24-METHYL-CHOLESTEROL 0 Seed Oil *
24-METHYLENE-24-DIHYDRO-LANOSTEROL 0 Seed Oil *
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTANOL 5 Seed Oil *
28-ISOFUCOSTEROL 0 Seed Oil *
3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-GAMMA-PYRONE 0 Plant *
3-PHENYL-DODECANE 0 Root Essent. Oil 16700.0 *
3-PHENYL-UNDECANE 0 Root Essent. Oil 16700.0 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 *
Abortifacient 2 *
Absorbent 1 Martindale's 29th
Acaricide 1 *
Acarifuge 1 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidifier 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Acidulant 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Acnegenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
ACTH-genic 1 *
Adaptogenic 1 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Additive 2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Aggregant 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 *
Allelopathic 2 Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.