Ginseng, as a traditional Chinese medicine, has a significant position in the field of traditional Chinese medicine.
It is sweet, slightly bitter, mildly warm in nature, and belongs to the spleen, lung, heart and kidney meridians, and has the effects of tonifying the vital energy, restoring the veins and stabilizing the loss of vital energy, tonifying the spleen and the lungs, generating fluids and nourishing the blood, and tranquillizing the spirit and benefiting the intellect, which is often used to regulate the conditions of body weakness, insufficient qi and blood and tiredness and weakness.
Ginseng extract is a substance extracted from ginseng (Latin name: Panax ginseng C. A. Mey.), a perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Ginseng in the family Wujiaceae.
Extract part: Root, Steam, Leaf
Assay: Ginsenosides (Rg1+Re+Rf+Rb1+RC+Rb2+Rd)
Test Method: UV, HPLC
Efficacy and application
Healthcare Uses:
Anti-fatigue: ginseng extract can help the human body to relieve fatigue. The mechanism may be through regulating the energy metabolism of the human body, such as promoting the synthesis and utilization of glycogen and reducing the accumulation of lactic acid, so that a person can recover more quickly after exercise or after a long period of work.
Enhance immunity: As mentioned earlier, polysaccharide components can enhance the activity of immune cells. The moderate use of ginseng extract in daily health care can help to improve the body's resistance and reduce the frequency of colds and other diseases.
Improve cognitive function: ginsenosides have a protective effect on nerve cells in the brain and may improve memory, concentration and learning ability, which may be helpful for the elderly in preventing cognitive decline or for young people in improving learning efficiency.
Pharmaceutical Uses:
In the treatment of cardiovascular diseases: ginseng extract can regulate blood pressure and improve blood supply to the heart muscle. Ginsenosides can dilate blood vessels and reduce vascular resistance, thus lowering blood pressure; at the same time, it can also increase the blood flow of coronary arteries and improve the nutrient supply to the heart muscle, which is an adjunctive treatment for coronary heart disease and other cardiovascular diseases.
Auxiliary effect in tumor treatment: Some studies have found that the components in ginseng extract can enhance the efficacy of chemotherapeutic drugs, while reducing the side effects of chemotherapeutic drugs. For example, ginsenosides can regulate the immune function of the body, so that the body can better cope with tumor cells in the process of chemotherapy, and reduce the adverse effects caused by chemotherapy such as nausea and vomiting.