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Description
Panax Ginseng Panax ginseng C. A. Mey.
Family: Araliaceae.
Other Names: Asian ginseng; Korean ginseng; ginseng (French); Ginseng (German); ginseng (Italian).
Description: A small perennial geophyte with a single stem emerging every year from a short rhizome attached to a fleshy root. One to four palmately compound leaves are formed at a single node which also bears a single cluster of small white flowers that each develop into a fleshy, two-celled, bright red fruit. American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) is said to differ by the rounded rather than tapered leaflet bases, but it is difficult to distinguish between the two species.
Origin: Mountain forests of eastern Asia. Grown as a crop in China, Russia, Korea and Japan. American ginseng occurs naturally over a large part of the USA and Canada and is also cultivated there on a large scale for export to China.
Parts Used: Fresh or mostly dried root (Ginseng radix).
Therapeutic Category: Adaptogenic tonic.
Uses and Properties: This is the most famous of all Chinese medicinal plants and has a great reputation as an adaptogen - a remedy that enhances non-specifically the body's own defense against stress and disease. The root has been used in China for thousands of years and should not be judged as a medicine because it is not aimed at any particular disease. It is rather aimed at counteracting weakness, fatigue, declining stamina and concentration, and at enhancing convalescence.
Preparation and Dosage: A daily dose is 1 - 2 g (up to 3 g) of dried root (or 200 - 600 mg extract) may be directly chewed, or taken as an infusion stant tea, 3 g teabags or ginseng preparations are available). Treatment should last for at least three to four weeks (up to three months).
Active Ingredients: A complex mixture of triterpenoid saponins with 20(S)-protopanaxadiol and 20(S)-protopanaxatriol as aglycones, collectively known as ginsenosides (up to 6%). The most important ones are the ginsenosides Rg1, Rc, Rd, Rb1, Rb2 and Rb0. Also present is a series of polyacetylenes (the ginsenoynes A-K) and small amounts of essential oil.
Pharmacological Effects: Controlled clinical studies have shown that ginseng improves mood, physical and intellectual performance, convalescence and various other metabolic parameters (including immune response).
Status: Pharm.; Comm. E+; WHO 1; clinical studies+.
Panax ginseng (ten sheng or ren sheng) root provides a general tonic effect on the whole body. It provides cardiac support and improves circulation while also acting as a liver tonic and mild stimulant.
Ginseng is considered the king of all tonics. It provides a stimulation to the entire body energy to overcome stress and fatigue and to recover from weakness and deficiencies.
Ginseng has a very beneficial effect on the heart and circulation and is used to normalize blood pressure, reduce blood cholesterol and prevent atherosclerosis. It nourishes the blood and is thus used to treat anemia. By reducing blood sugar-levels, it is useful in managing diabetes.
Ginseng is not used with any diseases where there is inflammation, burning sensations, high fever and other Yang conditions. Ginseng is used for women with deficiency diseases, lowered resistance and lack of hormonal balance, but is not used with Yang conditions, such as excessive menstrual flow.
There are many grades of ginseng available. Panax ginseng comes from China and Korea, and is either dried (white), steamed and dried (which changes the color naturally to red) or extracted. Many herbalists suggest using the red ginseng, the best being shiu chu roots from China.
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Directions
Stir 1/4 of a teaspoon into a glass of water and consume 3 times daily, with meals.
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