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Crude drug name

Market name紅参
Formal name紅参
Japanese nameこうじん, Kōjin
Vernacular nameKōjin
Latin nameGinseng Radix Rubra (JP), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma Rubra (CP)
English nameRed Ginseng (JP), (CP)
Original plant namePanax ginseng C. A. Meyer, (Otaneninjin), Ginseng
Family nameAraliaceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification root
Production area informationJapan, Nagano Pref.
Wild or cultivatedCult.
Collection informationJapan, Nagano Pref., Shinshu Yakuhin Institute
CollectorTsuneo Namba
TMPW No.2

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36.6512986
138.18095570000003
Production area information
Japan,Nagano Pref.
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36.6512986
138.18095570000003
Collection information
Japan,Nagano Pref.
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Scientific information data base

Common name紅参, Hongshen, Ginseng Radix Rubra (JP), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma Rubra (CP), Red Ginseng (JP), (CP)
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Original plant namePanax ginseng C. A. Meyer, (Otaneninjin)
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Family nameAraliaceae
Used partroot
Quality for selectionThose that are well enlarged and dense are considered to be of good quality. Those with a hollow or spongy interior are regarded as inferior (TN).
Official compendiumJP XIX, CP (2025 ed.)
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine		Traditional
classification		Drugs for replenishing Qi (vital energy)
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Warm; sweet and mild bitter.
[Meridian Tropism] Spleen, lung, heart and kidney meridians.
[Actions] To greatly tonify the original qi, regain pulse and secure collapse, tonify qi and control the blood.
[Indications] Tending to collapse caused by body deficiency, coldness of limbs and faint pulse, qi failing to control the blood, flooding and spotting.
Chemical constituentOther aliphatic and related compounds
(*C1):
Panaxynol, Panaxydol, Heptadece-1-en-4,6-diyn-3,9-diol

Monosaccharides
(*C1):
D-Glucose, D-Fructose

Oligosaccharides
(*C1):
Trisaccharide A, Trisaccharide B, Trisaccharide C

Sesquiterpenoids
(*C1):
Panacene, beta-Elemene

Triterpenoid saponins
(*C1):
Ginsenoside R0, Ginsenoside Ra1, Ginsenoside Ra2, Ginsenoside Rb1, Ginsenoside Rb2, Ginsenoside Rb3, Ginsenoside Rc, Ginsenoside Rd, Ginsenoside Re, Ginsenoside Rf, Ginsenoside Rg1, Ginsenoside Rg2, Ginsenoside Rh, Oleanolic acid, (20S)-Protopanaxadiol, (20S)-Protopanaxatriol

Sterols
(*C1):
beta-Sitosterol, beta-Sitosteryl-glucoside

Simple nitrogen containing compounds
(*C1):
Choline

Others
(*C1):
Vitamin Bs群

Chemical structure




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DNA sequence18SrRNA: D83275, matK: D89057, ITS: U41680, U41681, U41682, AB043871, AB043872 ; Traditioal Medical & Parmaceutical Database.
Classical reference
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DiseaseLack of energy, Coldness of limbs, Fatigable, Anorexia, Muddy and watery stool, Visceroptosis, Descent of the uterus, Proctoptosis, Diarrhea, Dyspnea, Cough, Shortness of breath, High fever, Thirst, Spontaneous sweating, Hyperhidrosis, Polyuria, Anxiety, Insomnia, Palpitation, Amnesia
Formulationrarely used in formula
ReferencesJP: The 19th edition of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia.
CP: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2025 edi.
C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 1-3.
RemarksThere are two types: one is steamed and dried with the fine roots left attached (Japanese red ginseng), and the other is prepared by removing the fine roots, followed by drying and pressing (North Korean and Korean red ginseng). In China, processed red ginseng with relatively long branched roots attached is called Bian tiao hongshen, whereas that prepared after removal of the fine roots is referred to as Hongshen xu.
Last renewal date2026/05/20
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