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VBMA Herbal Wiki |
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| COMMON NAME:
Panax Ginseng |
| LATIN NAME:
Panax ginseng |
| AKA:
Radix ginseng, Ren Shen, means 'all
heal' in Greek |
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HERBAL WIKI INDEX |
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| Panax ginseng,
source unknown. |
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Common Name: Panax
ginseng
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Panax ginseng;
Radix ginseng, Ren Shen
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Family
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Araliaceae
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Part Used
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Main root
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Active constituents
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Triterpene saponins,
dammarane and ginsenosides
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Actions
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Adaptogenic, stimulant, tonic, thymolepic,
hypoglycemic, immune stimulant, hepatoprotective,
cardioprotective, antiarrhythmic, increases
adrenocorticotropic hormone, anti-inflammatory
TCM Actions: 1) greatly
tonifies Yuan, source Qi, 2) Tonifies the
Spleen, enhances function of transformation and
transportation; 3) Tonifies the Lung; 4)
Promotes generation of Body fluids and relieves
thirst; 5) Calms the Shen, improves mental
function; 6) Tonifies Qi and Blood; 7) treats
impotence; 8) Tonifies Qi in deficiency patients
with exterior conditions.
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Indications
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Improving immune
function; mastitis treatment in cattle; diabetes
mellitus; liver disease; tonic for convalescing
animals or those with chronic debilitating
disease; performance animals; fertility
improvement in males; minimize ill effects of
chemotherapy, cardiac arrhythmia; to improve
resistance to infection; low sperm count,
erectile dysfunction; chronic inflammation; long
term use in geriatric patients and those with
diabetes, asthma, cancer, depression and
cognitive disorders.; collapse of qi-sweating,
cold limbs, shortness of breath, weak and fading
pulse; Weak Spleen Qi-poor appetite, adnominal
distension, diarrhea; deficiency of Lung and
Kidney Qi- shortness of breath due to asthma,
spontaneous sweating, fatigue; Deficiency of
Lung and Heart Qi- Dry throat, fatigue,
palpitations; Deficiency of Spleen and Heart
Qi-fatigue, palpitations, anxiety, Shen
disturbance; edema or diarrhea; Deficiency of
Kidney Qi and Yang-male impotence or female
infertility
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Cautions
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Discontinue just before
surgeries, may increase clotting times
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Contraindications
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Avoid with heat,
deficient heat or damp-heat; avoid if Yang
rising with high blood pressure; incompatible
with iron, tea, caffeine and turnips; Lai Fu Zi
and Ur Ling Zhi may reduce Ren Shen’s effect.
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Herb Drug Interactions
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Suggested that
antidepressants with Ren Shen, may induce
mania.; reduces memory impairment from alcohol;
decreases blood glucose, suggest care with
insulin
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Dosage (use animal doses where available,
otherwise human doses can be included here but
specify)
Use double dose if in
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Human: Dried herb
1-10 gr TID; 5:1
dried extract;
200 mg daily;
Infusion and decoction
5-30 g per cup of water, 1 cup, TID; Tincture
1:2-1-3: 1-5 ml daily
Small animal: dried
herb:25-300
mg/kg divided;
Decoction
5-30 g per cup; give
¼-1/2 cup per 10 kg divided;
Tincture:
1:2-1:3- 0.5-1.5 ml per 10 kg divided daily
Horses and Cattle:
15-30 g;
Llamas, goats, sheep, and pigs:
5-10 g,
Dogs:
1-3 g; Cats
and rabbits:
0.2-1 g
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Notes: Red Ginseng
is Ren Shen that has been steamed before drying, it has
a warming character with it, use if more cold signs.
Energetics: sweet,
slightly bitter, slightly warming
Traditional use:
Tonic, particularly for geriatrics, as a prophylactic
and restorative-enhance mental and physical capacities
form weakness, exhaustion, tiredness and loss of
concentration.
Published research:
Adaptogenic effect, non-specific increase in defences
against exogenous stress factors and chemicals;
increased work capacity by improving oxygen utilization;
improves all parameters in COPD; increases chemotaxis of
polymorphonuclear leukocytes, phagocytic index and total
numbers of T3 and T4 lymphocytes; slows progression of
HIV; improves specific learning and memory tasks;
decreases cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density
lipoproteins; also increases superoxide dismutase and
catalyse activities; can activate recovery from mastitis
including Staph. Aureus; potentiates antibody response
to vaccinations
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