[1] The molecule is a triterpenoid saponin member of the dammarane family and contains a four-ring rigid skeleton.

[1] Compounds in the ginsenoside family are found almost exclusively in plants of the genus Panax.

A wide variety of difficult-to-characterize in vitro effects have been reported for the compounds in isolation.

[2][3] Pseudoginsenoside F11 and its derivatives are sometimes referred to as having an ocotillol-type skeleton structure.

[1][4] Studies in mice have identified antagonistic effects on the actions of other well-characterized drugs, such as scopolamine,[5] morphine,[6][7] and methamphetamine.