Ginseng
STRENGTH: 500 mg
FORM: 60 Capsules
Benefits
- Ginseng increases physical endurance under stress.
- It improves mental alertness.
- Ginseng facilitates the reduction of cholesterol and blood pressure.
- It protects from viral infection and reduced cellular oxygen.
- It helps reduce discomfort caused by menopause.
- It has a radiation protective effect.
- It is an antiviral.
- It reduces blood sugar levels in hypoglycemics and diabetics.
- It improves athletic performance.
- It raises tolerance to physical and psychological stress.
- It may act an aphrodisiac.
- It has anti fatigue qualities.
- It has anti-stress qualities.
- It increases memory retention.
Certain
herbal products get quite a bit of press, mostly because of
the hype that marketing companies build around them. And then
there are those products which stand on their own two legs, they
stand out because they do exactly what they are claimed to do,
and the test of time provides the spring board for these product
to continue on into the future. Ginseng is one that definitely
stands out on its own. There are many types of Ginseng, but the
ones that we primarily hear about are the Asian & Korean Panax
ginsengs and the Eastern Siberian types, but Ginseng is also
grown right here in the U.S. and in Canada!
Ginseng root contains at least 29 active ingredients, some of
these plant chemicals called ginsenosides. Of them, the Rb and
Rg ginsenosides are perhaps the most significant. Rb-1 has a
calming effect on the body (Yin qualities), helping it manage
stress, while Rg-1 has a stimulating effect (Yang qualities),
giving the body energy. The amounts and types of these phyto-chemicals
that are found in Ginseng depend on the type of plant and its
origin.
The pharmacokinetics (the chemical makeup) of eleutheroside B
(another plant chemical) found in Siberian Ginseng shows that it
accumulates in the pituitary and adrenal glands, pancreatic nuclei
and spleen over time. This and other types of ginsengs contain
Lignans (sesamine, eleutheroside D [di-beta-D-glycoside
of syringaresinol]), Polysaccharides (eleutherane A-G &
eleutheroside C [ethyl-alpha-D-galactoside]), Triterpene
saponins (eleutheroside I, K, L, and M), Steroid glycosides (eleutheroside
A [glycoside of daucosterol]), Hydroxycoumarins (isofraxidin),
Phenylacrylic acid derivatives (eleutheroside B [glycoside of
syringin]), Minerals (Ca, P, K, Mg, Na, Al, Ba, Fe, Sr, B, Cu,
Zn, Mn, and Cr). All of the above have a significant impact on
your overall total wellness. They have the ability to help
maintain the function of the organs in the body that help to
keep us healthy! That is why scientists have classified this
herb as an adaptagen; it helps the body to 'adapt' to situations
that would otherwise drain it of its strength and vitality.
This herb gives the body the ability to deal with stress, and
the associated physiological reactions that tend to make the
body over compensate (adrenal burn out) and break down over
time. What the body does is, in an 'alarming' situation the
adrenal glands release corticosteroids and adrenaline, which
prepares the organism (the body) for the fight or flight
reaction. When these hormones are depleted, the organism reaches
an exhaustive phase. Siberian Ginseng especially, but other
types of ginseng also delay the exhaustive phase and allows a
more economical and efficient release of these hormones. Ginseng
has also been shown to have a significant effect on the immune
system, thereby preventing the manifestation of certain types of
genetic deformations that can occur in the breasts, oral cavity,
stomach and skin. This product is a 'must have' in the arsenal
to maintain health!
REFERENCES:
- Blumenthal Mark, Hall Tara, Goldberg Alicia, Kunz Tanja and
Dinda Kara (eds.) (2003): The ABC Clinical Guide to Herbs.
Austin, Texas, American Botanical Council.
- NTP (2004): Summary of Data for Ginseng and Ginsenosides
5067-080-0, National Toxicology Program, National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health.
- Shin HR, Kim JY, Yun TK, et al. The cancer-preventive
potential of Panax ginseng: a review of human and experimental
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of two novel polysaccharides having immunological activities
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