The plant of Panax ginseng has been used as an herbal medicine. Phytosterols of P. ginseng with inhibitory effects on inflammation-related factors in HepG2 cells have been reported.

Ginsenosides are the main ingredients of ginseng, which, in traditional Eastern medicine, has been claimed to have therapeutic values for many diseases. In order to verify the effects of ginseng which have been empirically observed we utilized reverse docking method to screen for target proteins that are linked to specific diseases.