Panax ginseng Steamed Root and Rhizome

DEFINITION

The article consists of the dried root and rhizome of cultivated Panax ginseng C.A.Mey. (Family Araliaceae) collected in the fall, steamed until the material is externally reddish-brown and translucent. It contains NLT 1.0% of total ginsenosides, calculated as the sum of ginsenoside Rg₁ (C₄₂H₇₂O₁₄), ginsenoside Re (C₄₈H₈₂O₁₈), ginsenoside Rf (C₄₂H₇₂O₁₄), ginsenoside Rb₁ (C₅₄H₉₂O₂₃), ginsenoside Ro (C₄₈H₇₆O₁₉), ginsenoside Rc (C₅₃H₉₀O₂₂), ginsenoside Rb₂ (C₅₃H₉₀O₂₂), and ginsenoside Rd (C₄₈H₈₂O₁₈), on the dried basis.

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