Soft-colored Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)
柔色还阳参róu sè huán yáng shēnRousehuanyangshen
Panax quinquefolius · Plant
1
Indications
6
With studies in people
Cautions
May lower blood sugar; may increase bleeding risk; avoid with hormone-sensitive conditions; caution with stimulants and blood pressure medications.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Soft-colored Ginseng for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Soft-colored Ginseng does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit CognitiveBenefit HeartBenefit ImmuneBenefit Respiratory
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Panax quinquefolius 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 Antioxidant36 records, 8 in people
- Benefit Cognitive33 records, 12 in people
- Benefit Heart42 records, 17 in people
- Benefit Immune33 records, 11 in people
- Benefit Respiratory8 records, 5 in people
- Fatigue Syndrome11 records, 8 in people