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Ginseng: Herbs
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Ginseng is an adaptogen, an herb that can improve the body's overall ability to adapt to and cope with the negative effects of physical and environmental stress. Clinical studies confirm that ginseng can help enhance endurance, reduce fatigue, and improve coordination and reaction time. There is ... some evidence that ginseng can boost immune function, helping the body fight off infection during times of stress. In laboratory studies, ginseng has shown potential in protecting liver and heart health, regulating the function of reproductive hormones, normalizing cholesterol and blood sugar levels, and improving memory and learning. Studies in humans are needed to investigate the effectiveness of ginseng in these promising areas.
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Ginseng is a mild herb and is considered to be extremely safe. Negative side-effects are virtually nonexistent. It is not a stimulant and does not cause feelings of over excitement, agitation or insomnia, when taken responsibly. However, it has been reported that large doses of ginseng can cause nausea, high blood pressure, sleeplessness, restlessness and sexual arousal. The recommended daily dose is small and large doses of ginseng are not recommended or necessary.
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Ginseng is not so much a cure-all as a prevent- all, a strengthening \"tonic\" herb taken to rejuvenate and revitalize the body. Ginseng has been shown to act on both the cardiovascular and central nervous systems. Among ginseng’s key ingredients are chemicals called saponins or glycosides, particularly a group called ginsenosides, about twodozen of which have been identified. These chemicals appear to affect the nervous system, blood flow to the brain and certain neurotransmitters.
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Ginseng has been known for 3,000 years, but despite a good deal of research, scientists still are not certain whether the herb can help prevent or treat cancer. Most of the studies with ginseng have been done in China and Korea, and only recently has it received more research attention in Western countries.
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Ginseng has long been recognized as an herb possessing great value. The first written record of the use of ginseng can be found in a Chinese Herbal dated in the 1st Century B.C. This Chinese Herbal, Shen-nung pen ts'ao ching, was surely preceded by a long verbal history of ginseng for in ancient China, ginseng was always held in the highest esteem as a powerful drug (5).
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Well-known of “King of the Herbs”, Ginseng is the most famous herb in China. It has been widely used as food and tonic herb for more than 2000 years. In Traditional Chinese Medical theory, it’s indicated to reinforce the vital energy, benefit spleen and lung, promote the production of body fluid and calm the nerves. With modern study, ginseng is found effective to reduce the stress, improve performance, enhance memory, stimulate the immune system, remove mental and bodily fatigue, dissolve tumors, reduce the effects of age, and ... taking effect for gastric disease, hepatic disease, diabetes etc.
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