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. 2012 Jan;36(1):1–15. doi: 10.5142/jgr.2012.36.1.1

Table 1.

Comparison of typical ginsenoside composition of Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng), American ginseng (P. quinquefolius) and Notoginseng (P. notogisneng)

Chemical composition Korean ginseng American ginseng Notoginseng

Major ginsenosides Rb1, Rg1, Rb2 Rb1, Re, Rd Rb1, Rg1, Ra3, R1
PPD-group to PPT-group <2.0 >2.0 <2.0
Rb1: Rg1 <5.0 >5.0 <1

PPD, protopanaxadiol; PPT, protopanaxatriol.