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Japanese Ginseng
Panax japonicus
Japanese Ginseng · Japanese ginseng · Japanse ginseng · Jinsém-japonês · chikusetsu-ninjin · japanischer Ginseng · satsuma-ninjin · tochiba-ninjin · zhu jie shen · ženšen japonský
At a glance
Origin / distribution: TW
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: ARABINOSE, CAMPESTEROL-6'-LINOLENYLGLUCOSIDE, CAMPESTEROL-6'-LINOYLGLUCOSIDE, CAMPESTEROL-6'-STEARYLGLUCOSIDE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Araliaceae
Scientific name: Panax japonicus
Common names: Japanese Ginseng, Japanese ginseng, Japanse ginseng, Jinsém-japonês, chikusetsu-ninjin, japanischer Ginseng, satsuma-ninjin, tochiba-ninjin, zhu jie shen, ženšen japonský
POWO: 91487-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in TW.
Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- TW
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Panax japonicus and Dioscorea deltoidea Cell Cultures as a Source of Stable Antioxidant Food Components. · 2026 source ↗
- Optimization of Ultrasound-Assisted Deep Eutectic Solvent Extraction and Mechanism Evaluation of Saponins from <i>Panax japonicus</i>. · 2026 source ↗
- Comparative transcriptomic and rhizosphere microbiome profiling and cross-omics association analysis of wild and cultivated <i>Panax japonicus</i> var. <i>major</i>. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ARABINOSE
- CAMPESTEROL-6'-LINOLENYLGLUCOSIDE
- CAMPESTEROL-6'-LINOYLGLUCOSIDE
- CAMPESTEROL-6'-STEARYLGLUCOSIDE
- CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN-I-A
- CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN-I-B
- CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN-V
- CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN-L-5
- CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN-L-9A
- CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN-LN-4
- CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN-LT-5
- CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN-LT-8
- GINSENOSIDE-F-1
- GINSENOSIDE-RD
- GINSENOSIDE-R-O
- GLUCOSE
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- IRON
- MAGNESIUM
- MAJONOSIDE-R1
- MANGANESE
- NOTOGINSENOSIDE-R2
- PANATOXIN
- POTASSIUM
- SAPONINS
- SITOSTEROL-6'-LINOLYLGLUCOSIDE
- SITOSTEROL-6'-OLEYLGLUCOSIDE
- SITOSETROL-6'-STEARYLGLUCOSIDE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- STIGMASTEROL-6'-LINOLYLGLUCOSIDE
- STIGMASTEROL-6'-OLEYLGLUCOSIDE
- STIGMASTEROL-6'-STEARYLGLUCOSIDE
- ZINC
- CAMPESTEROL
- CAMPESTEROL-6'-PALMITYLGLUCOSIDE
- STIGMASTEROL-6'-LINOLENYLGLUCOSIDE
- CALCIUM
- CAMPESTEROL-6'-OLEYLGLUCOSIDE
- CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN-III
- CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN-L-10
- COPPER
- GINSENOSIDE-RG-2
- GLUCURONIC-ACID
- MAJONOSIDE-R2
- OLEANOLIC-ACID
- SITOSTEROL-6'-LINOLENYLGLUCOSIDE
- SODIUM
- STIGMASTEROL-6'-PALMITYLGLUCOSIDE
- CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN-IV
- CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN-IV-A
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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