| Table 9 Germanium contents in crude drugs | |
| Plant name | Ge (ppm) |
| Ginseng (Average) | 200~300 |
| Ginseng (Korea Kinzan) | 4189 |
| Ginseng (Nagano) | 320 |
| Ginseng (Shimane) | 250 |
| Polyporus mushroom (Average) | 800~2000 |
| Mushroom (Bandai) | 255 |
| Shiitake | 350 |
| Garlic | 754 |
| Myrobalan | 262 |
| Menispermi radix | 257 |
| Water caltrop (Fruit) | 239 |
| Comfrey | 152 |
| Matrimony vine (Fruit) | 124 |
| Wisteria (Wen) | 108 |
| Lithospermun root | 88 |
| Aloe (Leaf) | 77 |
| Spikenard (Bandai) | 72 |
| Pearl-barley | 50 |
| Bamboo grass (Leaf) | 10~20 |
| Teal leaf (Sprout) | 10 |
| Mongolia oak (Leaf) | 10 |
| Luminous moss | 15 |
| Chlorella | 76 |
| Honey | 6 |