Ginseng is a plant. People use the root to make health care product. Do not confuse Panax ginseng with American ginseng,
Siberian ginseng, or Panax pseudoginseng. See the separate listings for American ginseng and Siberian ginseng.
Panax ginseng contains many active substances. The substances thought to be most important are called ginsenosides or panaxosides.
Ginsenosides is the term coined by Asian researchers, and the term panaxosides was chosen by early Russian researchers.
Panax ginseng is often referred to as a general well-being health care product, because it affects many different systems of the body.
Item |
Specification |
Test result |
Notoginsenosides |
≥75% |
75.06% (UV) |
Physical Control |
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Appearance |
Light Yellow powder |
Conforms |
Odor |
Characteristic |
Conforms |
Taste |
Characteristic |
Conforms |
Part Used |
Root |
Conforms |
Extract Solvent |
Water & Ethanol |
Conforms |
Loss on Drying |
≤5.0% |
Conforms |
Ash |
≤5.0% |
Conforms |
Particle size |
95% pass 80 mesh |
Conforms |
Allergens |
None |
Conforms |
Chemical Control |
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Heavy metals |
NMT 10ppm |
Conforms |
Arsenic |
NMT 1ppm |
Conforms |
Lead |
NMT 3ppm |
Conforms |
Cadmium |
NMT 1ppm |
Conforms |
Mercury |
NMT 0.1ppm |
Conforms |
GMO Status |
GMO Free |
Conforms |
Microbiological Control |
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Total Plate Count |
10,000cfu/g Max |
Conforms |
Yeast & Mold |
1,000cfu/g Max |
Conforms |
E.Coli |
Negative |
Negative |
Salmonella |
Negative |
Negative |
1. Ginsenoside Rg3 is used in health care industry, can be made into fatigue resistance, anti-aging, and brain health food;
2. Used in cosmetics industry, can be made into the spot, reduce wrinkles, skin cell activation, enhance the skin elasticity cosmetics;
3. Can also be used as food additive.
1) Ginsenoside Rg3 is used for improving thinking, concentration, memory and work efficiency, physical stamina, and athletic endurance.
2) Some people use Panax ginseng to help them cope with stress and as a general tonic for improving well-being.
They sometimes call Panax ginseng an “adaptogen” when it’s used in this way.
3) Ginsenoside Rg3 is also used for depression, anxiety, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), for boosting the immune system,
and for fighting particular infections in a lung disease called cystic fibrosis. These infections are caused by a bacterium named Pseudomonas.
Some people use Panax ginseng to treat breast cancer and prevent ovarian cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer, and skin cancer.
4) Ginseng extract is also used for bleeding disorders, loss of appetite, vomiting, intestinal problems, fibromyalgia, sleeping problems (insomnia),
nerve pain, joint pain, dizziness, headache, convulsions, disorders of pregnancy and childbirth, hot flashes due to menopause, and to slow the aging process.