Bamboo Joint Ginseng (Panax japonicus var. bipinnatifidus)

竹节参zhú jié cānZhujiecan

Panax japonicus var. bipinnatifidus · Plant

Panax japonicus, standing in for Panax japonicus var. bipinnatifidus
This photo shows Panax japonicus, not Panax japonicus var. bipinnatifidus: Wikimedia Commons has no freely licensed photo of it. Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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With studies in people

Cautions

May increase bleeding risk; avoid with stimulants; may affect blood sugar; limited safety data.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Bamboo Joint Ginseng for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Bamboo Joint Ginseng does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit CognitiveBenefit HeartBenefit ImmuneBenefit Sexual

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Panax japonicus var. bipinnatifidus and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.

  • Benefit Antioxidant0 records
  • Benefit Cognitive0 records
  • Benefit Heart0 records
  • Benefit Immune0 records
  • Benefit Sexual0 records
  • Fatigue Syndrome0 records