Ginseng Extract

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF GINSENG EXTRACT

The benefits of Ginseng Extract are from Panax Ginseng, as there are lots of Ginseng varieties all over the world today, with different natural chemical organic remedies.

Ginseng is one of the most powerful traditional Chinese herbs with lots of medicinal benefits. There are a variety of ginsenosides, 30 in all Rb1 and Rg1. These are the two main medicinal ingredients in Ginseng extract. (Chen et.al, 2007) There study is to find out if ginseng extract is useful for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, and other Neuroprotection of Dopaminergic Neurons.

They found out Ginseng extract can actually help patients through oral treatment with moderate and mild Alzheimer’s disease. It also helps in the regeneration of retinal ganglion cells, and gives protection to the brain against cerebra ischemia and protects hippocampal neurons.

It also stimulates, and strengthens our nervous system. At the onset of stressful situations, Ginseng extract helps in calming and relaxing a person under stress. It also supports mental and physical fatigue.

Ginseng extract is also good for athletes as it reduces harmful side effects of a body under cortisol hormones. Our adrenalin uses our cortisone hormones during dire straits and too much cortisone can cause wreak havoc in our body system, and can be an onset of Cushing’s syndrome and other infection like “upper respiratory tract infection.” Ginseng extract is great in preventing infection and relaxes the body.

You might think of contraindications of using ginseng extract and western meds like warfarin, study shows, ginseng extract, and warfarin does not influence “pharmacologic action” of warfarin.(2)

Ginseng is also good for helping women in managing menopausal syndromes, as it calms and relaxes the body.

TYPES OF GINSENG EXTRACT

There are different types of Ginseng extract; you can buy from China Korea, Canada, U.S., and Vietnam. The scientific name of Ginseng is Panax quinquefolius and Panax Ginseng. Ginseng extracts contain ginsenosides.

Siberian ginseng is another type of plant, it is called eleutherococcus senticosus, it contains eleutherosides not ginsenosides.

If you are buying a ginseng extract, check the label if it comes from Panax quinquefolius, Panax vietnamensis, or Panax Ginseng, as medical studies are substantially made for Panax.

Traditionally, Asian Chinese and Korean doctors identifies two types of Ginseng Extracts, those that are originally produced in Canada and the U.S. are known as the white ginseng extract, and is usually grown in warm areas, and those products produced from China, Korea and Vietnam are known red ginseng extract, the ginseng extract comes from Panax ginseng grown in the coldest part of China and Korea. There is another type of ginseng, which is also a Panax ginseng, this type of ginseng are wild ginseng.

White ginseng is harvested after 4 – 6 years and red ginseng is only picked for extraction after 6 years, no more, no less.

Most products available today are already planted commercially. Wild Panax ginsengs are rare today, as it can only be found in forests.

Scientists are still documenting the findings about Siberian ginsengs, are they are different from the Ginseng Extract available in the market. Siberian Ginsengs are still being studied.

HOW TO BUY GINSENG EXTRACT

When buying a Ginseng extract, it’s good to check out the stores selling these products. Most Ginseng extract in the United States comes from Vietnam, Canada, U.S., China, or Korea. Ginseng extract is now marketed and planted in Northern America, specifically Wisconsin and some parts for its medicinal purposes.  Studies and research findings have been substantially made for Ginseng Extracts sold in the U.S. today.

Most extracts are properly packaged to protect it from damage and contamination. Ginseng extract are sold 100% pure.

Read the labels of your ginseng root extract and look for the
“dried in forced air electric dryers (98_F)” Check if your ginseng extract has been “air electric dried” for 3 to 4 days. This process is to insure your commercially produced ginseng extract is free of aflatoxins contamination.

U.S. Ginseng Roots which does not contain any Aflatoxins are those from Schumacher Ginseng grown and commercially distributed in Marathon Wisconsin. (4)

Ginseng extracts are shown to have aflatoxins in small dosages when not dried in forced air electric driers at 98_F based on a scientific study made in University of Maryland (4)

GENERAL INDICATION

There is a recorded allergy asthmatic attack caused by Sanax and Korean Ginseng dust.(5) Some people are allergic to Ginseng dust, this is not seriously talking about ginseng extract, but it is a good precautionary measure to check of possible allergies using a ginseng extract thorough your physician.

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT PRODUCTS OF GINSENG EXTRACT?

There are different packaging varieties of Ginseng extract; usually they are made in China, Korea, or Siberia.

WHERE DO YOU GET GINSENG EXTRACT

You can get an authentic Ginseng extract, via on line or through your local Chinese or Korean Pharmacy; it can also be bought locally in the United States.

References:

(1) Chinese Herbs and Herbal Extracts for Neuroprotection of Dopaminergic Neurons and Potential Therapeutic Treatment of Parkinson’s disease; Liang-Wei Chen*,1, Yan-Qin Wang1, Li-Chun Wei2, Mei Shi2 and Ying-Shing Chan3 Institute of Neurosciences, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, P.R. China 2Department of Radiotherapy, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710032, P.R. China; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, P.R. China

(2)  Interaction Between Warfarin and Panax ginseng in Ischemic Stroke Patients Sang-Hun Lee, K.M.D., M.A., Young-Min Ahn, K.M.D., Ph.D., Se-Young Ahn, K.M.D., Ph.D., Ho-Kyung Doo, K.M.D., Ph.D., and Byung-Cheol Lee, K.M.D., Ph.D. CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets, 2007, 6, 273-281
THE JOURNAL OF ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
Volume 14, Number 6, 2008, pp. 715–721;© Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2007.0799

(3) Nonhormonal Therapies for Hot Flashes
in Menopause DANA G. CARROLL, PHARM.D., B.C.P.S., University of Oklahoma–Tulsa College of Medicine, Tulsa, Oklahoma

(4) Aflatoxins in ginseng roots, KATHLEEN D’OVIDIO1, MARY TRUCKSESS2, CAROL WEAVER2, ERIN HORN1, MARLA MCINTOSH1, & GEORGE BEAN1 Published by Taylor and Francis Group University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland and 2U.S. Food and Drug Administration, College Park, Maryland Food Additives and Contaminants, February 2006; 23(2): 174–180 Received 19 August 2005; accepted 28 October 2005)

(5) A CASE OF OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA AND RHINITIS CAUSED BY SANYAK AND KOREAN GINSENT DUST, J.-Y. Lee, Y.-D. Lee, J.-W. Bahn, H.-S. Park* *Department of Allergy and Rheumatology;Ajou University School of Medicine, Wonchondong San-5,Paldalgu, Suwon, Korea;13 November 2005,Allergy 2006: 61:392–393; _ 2006 The Authors; Journal compilation _ 2006 Blackwell; Munksgaard; DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2006.01032.

(6) High Frequency of Grossly Deleted nef Genes in HIV-1 Infected Long-Term Slow Progressors Treated with Korean Red Ginseng, Young K. Cho*, Ji Y. Lim, You S. Jung, Sun K. Oh1, Hee J. Lee2 and Heungsup Sung, Department of Microbiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

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