| Disease | A REVIEW WITH NO REFERENCES ON THE PHARMACOLOGY OF PANAX GINSENG. IT REGULATES THE FUNCTIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM BY RESTORING EQUILIBRIUM OF THE NERVE COURSE AFTER BEING DISTURBED BY TENSION.
GINSENOSIDES OF THE RB-TYPE HAVE A SEDATIVE EFFECT ON THE CNS, WHILE THE RG-TYPE STIMULATE THE CNS.
GINSENG IS A SUBSTANCE THAT ENHANCES THE NON-SPECIFIC RESISTANCE OF THE HUMAN BODY. IT IS AN ADJUSTER OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE ORGANS. IT IS CAPABLE OF CHANGING THE RESPONSE AND REINFORCING THE POWER OF PREVENTION TO HARMFUL STIMULATION.
AFTER ADMINISTRATION OF GINSENG, CARDIAC CONTRACTION IS STRENGTHENED, HEART RATE IS SLOWED, PERIPHERAL VESSELS, CORONARY ARTERIES AND BRAIN VESSELS DILATE. GINSENG ALSO HAS HYPOTENSIVE PROPERTIES ON ALL ANIMALS EXCEPT THE DOG.
GENERALLY SPEAKING,THERE IS NO MARKED EFFECT ON BLOOD PRESSURE IN HUMANS.
GINSENG AFFECTS THE METABOLISM OF CARBOHYDRATES, PROTEIN AND FAT. IT IS EFFECTIVE TO THE EXPERIMENTAL DIABETIC RAT,INDUCED BY ADMINISTRATION OF TETRAOXYDIAZINE.
GINSENG CAN PROMOTE THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF RNA, DNA AND REDUCE HIGH CHOLESTEROL LEVELS IN ANIMALS.
IT CAN PROMOTE THE SECRETION OF ACTH,RAISE CAMP IN THE ADRENALS,INCREASE THE SECRETION OF CORTICAL HORMONES,RE DBLOOD CELLS AND HEMOGLOBIN. IT IMPROVES ANEMIA AND RAISES THE NUMBER OF WHITE BLOOD CELLS.
AFTER USING GINSENG ONE CAN GAIN WEIGHT, BUILD UP PHYSICAL, MENTAL STRENGTH, ETC.
CLINICALLY,GINSENG IS USED IN CASES OF GENERAL WEAKNESS,EXHAUSTION DUE TO PROFUSE SWEATING,COUGH AND ASTHMA DUE TO DEFICINECY OF VITAL ENERGY,ANOREXIA,LASSITUDE,FEAR,POOR MEMORY AND ALL KINDS OF INSUFFICIENCY OF VITAL ENERGY,BLOOD AND BODY FLUIDS.
THE EFFECTS OF REINFORCING PHYSICAL STRENGTH,PROLONGING LIFE,PROMOTING ESSENCE AND NOURISHING OF BLOOD ARE STATED.
FURTHER REMARKS ARE MADE BY THESE CHINESE AUTHORS CONCERNING ASPECTS OF GINSENG THAT AFFECT THE BODY EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF THE THEORY OF CHINESE TRADITIONAL MEDICINE. |