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Panax Quinquefolium Root Extract

Other Concerns


SYNONYMS

● AMERICAN GINSENG ROOT EXTRACT
● EXTRACT OF PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUM ROOTS
● PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUM ROOT EXTRACT
● PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUM ROOTS EXTRACT
● PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS (AMERICAN GINSENG) ROOT EXTRACT
● PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS ROOT EXTRACT

Restricted

Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation


Panax Quinquefolium Root Extract is an extract of the roots of Panax quinquefolium.

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • LOW
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • LOW
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

  • CONCERNS
  • DATA SOURCES

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Data gaps

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CONCERN REFERENCE
6 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemicalNLM PubMed

Informational

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CONCERN REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - anyOpen scientific literature
  • NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
  • Open scientific/peer reviewed literature

Understanding scores

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Data availability

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