“…[5][6][7] Meanwhile, its constituents have been analyzed, but not extensively in respect to that of other conventional ginsengs. 7 Subsequently, in our ongoing systematic ginseng-research, the current study on chemical components of the black ginseng led to the isolation of two new saponins, named ginsenosides SG 1 (1) and SG 2 (2) (Fig. 1), along with twenty compounds, including ginsenoside Rh2 (3), 8 20R-ginsenoside Rh1 (4), 9 ginsenoside Rk 3 (5), 10 ginsenoside Rh 4 (6), 10 6'-acetyl ginsenoside Rg 1 (7), 11 ginsenoside Rg 6 (8), 12 20E-ginsenoside F 4 (9), 13 ginsenoside Rg 2 (10), 14 ginsenoside Rg1 (11), 15 ginsenoside Rf (12), 16 ginsenoside Rg 3 (13), 17 ginsenoside Rk 1 (14), 10 6'''-acetyl ginsenoside Re (15), 11 ginsenoside Re (16), 15 ginsenoside Rs 2 (17), 18 ginsenoside Rd (18), 15 ginsenoside F3 (19), 15 ginsenoside Rb1 (20), 15 ginsenoside Rc (21), 15 and ginsenoside Rb 2 (22) 15 ( Fig.…”