False ginseng (Panax pseudoginseng)

假人参jiǎ rén shēnJiarenshen

Panax pseudoginseng · Plant

Panax, standing in for Panax pseudoginseng
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

May increase bleeding risk; avoid with blood thinners; may lower blood sugar; limited safety data.

Indications

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

Fatigue Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says False 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 pseudoginseng 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.