Monday, March 2, 2009

Ginseng...the powerful herb ( Part 1)


Ginseng is a genus of 11 species,the true ginseng are two: PANAX GINSENG..which called oriental ginseng(chinese and korean)and PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS..which called american ginseng.The chinese were the first people to use ginseng and because the
plant root grows to resemble human form they gave a name to ginseng which means for man and plant.
The dried root contains the active ingredient ginsenoside.
USES:1>ADAPTOGENIC herb;this means that ginseng increases the body resistance to stress,anxiety and fatigue.
Ginseng demonstrated an (over all normalizing effect) as the herb contains:1)Ginsenoside Rg1 which stimulate nervous system. 2)Ginsenoside Rb1 which calms nervous system. WE WILL COMPLETE OTHER USES IN PART 2.

1 comment:

  1. thanks dr.amy about your articles but i want to know more details about ginsing i need extracted element concentration from ginsing

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