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Botanical Name |
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Panax quinquefolium |
English
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Ginseng. Asiatic Ginseng. Five Fingers. Tartar Root. Red Berry and Man's Health |
Synonym(s) |
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Panax ginseng |
Family |
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Araliaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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Perennial glabrous herb. |
| Herb Effects |
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Stimulant, carminative and against fever (root); increases: strength, stamina, virility, salivation and the secretion of gastric juices; anthelmintic, anticonvulsive, antiemetic, antirheumatic, aphrodisiac, blood purifier, contraceptive and demulcent. |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Ginsenosides, panacen, panaxoside, beta-sitosterol, saponins and daucosterin |
Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Reducing fever, as a carminative, tonic and stimulant (root); in children's ailments, nausea, nervousness, obesity, rheumatism, tuberculosis and venereal diseases; maladies of the gastrointestinal tract, kidney, liver, lung and repiratory tract, mouth and skin. |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
Chung E. Lee KY. Lee YJ. Lee YH. Lee SK. Ginsenoside Rg1 down-regulates glucocorticoid receptor and displays synergistic effects with cAMP. Steroids1998 Jul-Aug;63(7-8):421-4. |
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