A new dammarane glycoside, named ginsenoside Rg(6), was isolated from
the Korean red ginseng (Panax ginseng). Its chemical structure was est
ablished to be 3 beta,6 alpha,12 beta-trihydroxydammar-20 (21),24-dien
e-6-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 --> 2)-beta-D-glucopyranoside based o
n spectral analysis. Copyright (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.