Ginseng (Panax ginseng)
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Panax ginseng · Plant
1
Indications
6
With studies in people
Cautions
May increase bleeding risk; avoid with stimulants; may affect blood sugar; caution with hormone-sensitive conditions.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Ginseng for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
TCM actions
What the catalogue says 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 ginseng 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 Antioxidant529 records, 129 in people
- Benefit Cognitive384 records, 121 in people
- Benefit Heart364 records, 113 in people
- Benefit Immune374 records, 113 in people
- Benefit Sexual39 records, 27 in people
- Fatigue Syndrome100 records, 45 in people