Table 1. Compounds identified in total essential oil of fresh ginseng root

Peak no.	RT1) (min)	Compound2)	m/z	RI3)	Peak area (%)4)
1	6.12	α-Pinene	136	1,001	1.63
2	7.45	Camphene	136	1,072	0.37
3	8.93	β-Pinene	136	1,121	3.97
4	9.46	Sabinene	136	1,136	0.05
5	11.31	Myrcene	136	1,138	0.70
6	12.10	α-Phellandrene	136	1,193	0.07
7	12.42	Limonene	136	1,212	0.13
8	12.97	β-Phellandrene	136	1,222	0.14
9	17.50	p-Cymene	134	1,295	0.05
10	21.47	n-Hexanol	102	1,364	0.06
11	25.06	Clovene	204	1,421	0.66
12	26.83	δ-Elemene	204	1,451	1.63
13	28.11	α-Cubebene	204	1,472	0.38
14	29.18	α-Ylangene	204	1,487	0.06
15	29.50	Amorphene	204	1,493	0.44
16	29.93	α-Copaene	204	1,498	0.51
17	30.10	Bicycloelemene	204	1,503	0.47
18	31.48	α-Bourbonene	204	1,525	0.45
19	31.38	β-Ylangene	204	1,530	0.13
20	32.17	β-Panasinsene	204	1,536	7.53
21	32.69	Longipinene	204	1,545	0.53
22	33.22	α-Gurjunene	204	1,554	1.25
23	34.86	cis-α-Bergamotene	204	1,580	0.25
24	35.92	β-Elemene	204	1,596	0.57
25	36.42	β-Caryophyllene	204	1,602	8.24
26	36.88	Guaiene	204	1,607	0.87
27	37.05	Aromandendrene	204	1,609	0.44
28	38.66	α-Panasinsene	204	1,636	5.14
29	39.44	α-Neoclovene	204	1,646	7.78
30	39.57	allo-Aromandendrene	204	1,650	1.24
31	40.03	γ-Gurjunene	204	1,656	0.14
32	41.19	α-Humulene	204	1,671	13.91
33	41.55	Selina-4,11-diene	204	1,676	4.62
34	42.44	β-Neoclovene	204	1,701	1.62
35	42.85	Germacrene B	204	1,706	0.35
36	43.52	γ-Cadinene	204	1,721	0.20
37	43.99	β-Selinene	204	1,731	0.49
38	44.30	α-Selinene	204	1,736	0.63
39	44.92	Bicyclogermacrene	204	1,748	13.59
40	46.34	γ-Bisabolene	204	1,771	0.35
41	46.53	β-Sesquiphellandrene	204	1,775	0.65
42	49.41	ar-Curcumene	202	1,824	0.06
43	52.86	β-Phenylethyl alcohol	122	1,866	0.15
44	53.79	Calacorene	200	1,893	0.11
45	57.31	Nerolidol	222	1,972	0.82
46	61.46	Panasinsenol A	222	2,052	0.68
47	61.72	Panasinsenol B	222	2,057	2.17
48	63.26	Globulol	222	2,087	0.53
49	63.73	Ledol	222	2,096	0.51
50	64.29	α-Eudesmol	222	2,119	0.07
52	64.87	β-Eudesmol	222	2,106	0.09
52	66.39	Spathulenol	220	2,192	1.65
53	66.59	Neointermedeol	222	2,153	2.20
54	66.89	Ginsenol	222	2,155	1.69
55	68.16	τ-Cadinol	222	2,187	0.13
56	68.84	α-Cadinol	222	2,204	0.10
57	69.53	Torreyol	222	2,213	0.08
58	70.77	Methyl palmitate	270	2,241	0.67
59	73.26	Farnesol	222	2,294	0.29
60	76.20	Methyl linoleate	294	2,360	0.38
61	86.60	Myristic acid	228	>2,600	0.83
62	97.87	Palmitic acid	256	>2,600	0.78
63	102.34	Panaxynol	244	>2,600	0.95
Total					97.23

RT, retention time.
Searching of NIST mass spectral library and NIST Chemistry Webbook.
Retention indices on polar Supelcowax 10 capillary column.
Peak area (%) in total essential oil of fresh ginseng root.