asian ginseng – panax – ELATE! – Evolve, Love And Transform Everyday!

panax ginseng

Part used	Root
Use	2 tsp dried root decoct for 1/2 hour, steep 1 hour As powder, 2x 400 to 500mg tablet 2x per day As extract 1x 400 to 500 mg tablet 2x per day
Benefits	Most stimulating adaptogen – good for weak and exhausted people and for treating Chronic fatigue in part due to anti-oxidant effects The major active ingredient ginsenosides in studies exhibit anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, and anti-apoptotic mechanisms and exert various effects involving stress and the immune system in the nervous system including the brain Regulates HPA axis, adrenal glands, pancreas, circulation and immune system As immune amphoteric, normalises immune response in allergies and auto-immune conditions and restores depleted immune resources in cancer and chronic fatigue immune deficiency syndrome Treats and prevents atherosclerosis by reducing unhealthy blood lipids, enhances circulation and is anti-oxidant Treats mild type 2 diabetes by reducing blood glucose Increases endurance potential and levels of anti-oxidant enzymes catalase and superoxide dismutase Neuro-protective and effective in treating / preventing Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease and possibly also Huntingdon’s Disease and Multiple Sclerosis
Dangers	Type A personality or people with insomnia and hypertension – avoid large doses and avoid drinking coffee Can easily cause overstimulation inducing anxiety in people with type A personality Can worsen insomnia or hypertension in people with this condition May increase effects of medications that lower blood sugar and MAOI anti-depressants