I-ginseng isicatshulwa lulungiselelo lwemifuno efunyenwe kwisityalo se-ginseng. Ikakhulu iqulethe izithako ezisebenzayo ze-ginseng, ezifana ne-ginsenosides, i-polysaccharides, i-polypeptides, i-amino acids, njl. Ngoluhlu lweenkqubo zokutsalwa kunye nokucocwa, isicatshulwa se-ginseng sinokuthathwa kwaye sifakwe ngokulula ngakumbi, ngaloo ndlela sisebenzisa imiphumo ye-pharmacological.