Red ginseng (Panax ginseng, steamed root)

Red ginseng: botanical (root, steamed).

Red ginseng testing at Vanguard Laboratory: identity, purity and quantity $250 per sample, with results in 3 to 5 business days.

Structure

2D structure of a Red ginseng marker compound

Marker compound: 2D structure drawn from the PubChem record (CID 441923).

Compound data

Botanical source

Panax ginseng Steamed Root and Rhizome

Marker compounds

ginsenoside Rg1, ginsenoside Re, ginsenoside Rb1, ginsenoside Rf

Basis

total or named markers, as your specification states

Type

Botanical (root, steamed)

Structure and names

Marker compounds: ginsenoside Rg1 (CAS 22427-39-0), ginsenoside Re (CAS 52286-59-6), ginsenoside Rb1 (CAS 41753-43-9), ginsenoside Rf

How Vanguard tests Red ginseng

Method for the $250 identity, purity and quantity test: HPLC-UV marker-compound assay (ginsenosides Rg1, Re, Rb1, Rf), LC-MS identity, against a reference standard, with results in 3 to 5 business days.

The USP Herbal Medicines Compendium monograph covers identity by HPTLC fingerprint and content of ginsenosides Rg1, Re, Rf, Rb1, Ro, Rc, Rb2 and Rd by HPLC. Full testing to the USP Herbal Medicines Compendium monograph for Panax ginseng steamed root and rhizome is available and quoted.

What's reported

  • Marker compounds, as % w/w on the basis your specification states
  • Quantity, against the label claim
  • Identity, reported as match or no match against the reference standard
  • With monograph testing (quoted): the monograph’s tests against its limits

Tests and prices

$250

Chromatographic purity and mg per unit by the method matched to the compound, identity against a reference standard. 1 unit.

$200

Chromatographic purity on bulk powder. 50 mg.

Add-on tests

Add-on testPrice
Identity and impurities
FTIR identity$90
CHNS elemental analysis (carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur)$125
Chiral purity (where a chiral method exists; new methods quoted)$250
Water, solvents and salt form
Water content by Karl Fischer$60
Residual solvents$150
Counterions: chloride, acetate and TFA$70
Assay
Assay, % w/w (with raw powder purity; $250 together)+$50
Metals and conformity
Heavy metals: arsenic, cadmium, chromium, mercury and lead$150
Conformity: purity and quantity on more units from the same lot$100 per extra unit

10% off for 10 or more samples.

Need something else? Other tests are available on request.

Sample amount and turnaround

Purity and quantity is $250 per sample (1 unit) and raw powder purity is $200 for 50 mg, with results in 3 to 5 business days. Send the material sealed and labeled, with the label claim and the form it contains.

Salts, forms and compendial references

  • Panax ginseng Steamed Root and Rhizome
  • Panax ginseng Steamed Root and Rhizome Dry Extract
  • Panax ginseng Steamed Root and Rhizome Powder
  • Tell us the salt or form the label states, so quantity is reported on the same basis.

Questions about Red ginseng testing

Is the $250 test the same as USP monograph testing?

No. The $250 test covers identity, purity and quantity by HPLC-UV for the ginsenoside markers and LC-MS for identity. Full testing to the USP Herbal Medicines Compendium monograph for Panax ginseng steamed root and rhizome is available and quoted.

What is the difference between red ginseng and white ginseng?

Red ginseng is Panax ginseng root steamed until reddish-brown. Steaming changes the ginsenoside profile, so the steamed root has its own monographs and marker pattern.

What do the ginsenoside markers tell you?

Ginsenosides are the characteristic saponins of Panax ginseng. Measuring them individually shows marker content and helps confirm the species, since American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) has a different pattern, with little or no ginsenoside Rf.

Can ginseng powders, capsules and extracts be tested?

Yes. Powders, capsules, dry extracts and liquid extracts can be tested, and extracts are usually compared against their labeled ginsenoside content.

Sources

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/441923

Identity facts from the USP monograph header for this compound.

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